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“Most Schooling is Just Training for Stupidity and Conformity”

“Most Schooling is Just Training for Stupidity and Conformity”

Here’s a disturbing comment from Noam Chomsky, the foremost intellectual in the United States:

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Author Laurie Endicott ThomasPosted on March 17, 2012December 19, 2016Categories democracy, education, thought controlLeave a comment on “Most Schooling is Just Training for Stupidity and Conformity”

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