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Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Phil Lawrence - Goodreads

Ahead of his time in the 60's and 70's. Ahead of the times now. He set the stage for all things ecological, educational and political. Also read by Illich; Tools of Conviviality and Medical Nemesis. Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Andrew - Goodreads

Ivan Illich is an admirable intellectual in that he was willing to put his radical ideas into practice. Where my doubts are cast is whether or not his "deschooling" program could honestly be effected ... Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Nathan Titus - Goodreads

A very interesting book about how "education" is actually indoctrination. This is something that I've been saying for years, ever since high school in fact. I've came to the conclusion that this is ... Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Tracey - Goodreads

Thought-provoking from the perspective of Liberation Pedagogy. A lot of what Illich discusses has come to pass. O Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Eva Alexiadou - Goodreads

With this book , you realise how awful the educational system is .However Illich doesnt give ideas for a better educational system, he is just saying that it's not the right one..He is saying the same ... Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Dean - Goodreads

At this point in my life I am able to relate to this book in so many ways. It calls out a new strategy for education, fascinating visions of what the world could be like. Even though it's forty years old, it still has concepts that make me tingle and ideas I would love to see play out in society. Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Jay - Goodreads

Ivan was talking about networks and communities long before the web was conceived. An exhilarating read. Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Joseph Lumbard - Goodreads

An incredible book. Illich's body of work has demonstrated the manner in which in the modern world our schools make us stupid, our hospitals make us sick, and our systems make us an inhuman. Read full review

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User Review  - Martina - Goodreads

Available for free here: http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Ill... Read full review

Review: Deschooling Society

User Review  - Seth Horwitz - Goodreads

The most powerful book I've ever read about the institutionalization of our society, particularly re: learning. Read full review

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