Danger of learning solely from institutionalized bodies of knowledge is that at some point you'll imprint on the institution & stop learning
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Alma mater is Latin for "nurturing mother." Is it any wonder that institutionalized learning is as much about imprinting as learning?
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To the extent that non-educational institutions either plug into the edu supply chain or take on edu functions, they cause imprinting
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The only way edu institutions can catalyze open-ended learning is to somehow provoke and survive their own subversion (Diamond Age premise)
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Masters and PhD programs do this all the time, they have been doing it for centuries.
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in Deschooling Society, Illich described how academies castrate their critics by absorbing them as faculty.
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Yeah, several people have recommended Illich to me. Some day I'll get around to reading it.
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his major works are available for free as PDFs. IMO, required reading for modern global citizens.
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Spoken like a true believer :D I am skeptical of anything ever being "required reading"
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