School has become the world religion of a modernized proletariat, and makes futile promises of salvation to the poor of the technological age.
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About Ivan Illich
Ivan Illich was a 20th-century Austrian philosopher and theologian. Ivan Dominic Illich was an Austrian Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and social critic. His 1971 book Deschooling Society criticises modern society's institutional approach to education, an approach that demotivates and alienates individuals from the process of learning. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity