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Pete Bowen's avatar

Our school system emphasizes education--it's a focus on knowledge-about. Information. The encyclopedia. Education is driver's ed class that tells you all you need to know to drive a car.

Deep Springs appears to go back to an older deeper development process. Formation for Wisdom. Wisdom is the knowledge that comes from experience. You become what you do--thinking habits and doing habits. Formation-Wisdom = who you are after you've spent 1,000 hours driving in all weather and traffic conditions.

Form yourself and your kids.

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Deep Turning's avatar

It's "formation," not "information" and certainly not indoctrination.

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Tara Houle's avatar

Our education system “used to be” about garnering knowledge. Now it’s about babysitting and indoctrination.

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Jim Howes's avatar

Exactly what I was thinking! Pete’s criticism was spot on... two decades ago.

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