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“Schools are designed on the assumption that there is a secret to everything in life; that the quality of life depends on knowing that secret; that secrets can be known only in orderly successions; and that only teachers can properly reveal these secrets. An individual with a schooled mind conceives of the world as a pyramid of classified packages accessible only to those who carry the proper tags.”
― Deschooling Society
― Deschooling Society
“I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.”
― Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
― Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
“School is the advertising agency which makes you believe that you need the society as it is.”
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“Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals.”
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“Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting. Most people learn best by being "with it," yet school makes them identify their personal, cognitive growth with elaborate planning and manipulation.”
― Deschooling Society
― Deschooling Society
Asher’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Asher’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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19 friends
1,073 books
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108 friends
214 books
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44 friends
682 books
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234 friends
1,428 books
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154 friends
2,838 books
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833 friends
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937 books
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100 friends
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