The conception of education as a social process and function has no definite meaning until we define the kind of society we have in mind.
~John Dewey
what kind of society do you have in mind?
what kind of school do you have in mind?
We have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say, ‘cause if you’re not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.
~Ani DiFranco “What If No One’s Watching”
systems and structures
We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.
hack /hak/ n 1: An improvement to a system or program; v 1: To improve a system see also: tinker
open vs. closed
online vs. offline
sharks vs. jets
us vs. them
digital vs. analog
vs.
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