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on reading deschooling society by ivan illich

December 28th, 2010
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Ivan Illich offers both a bleak view of contemporary institutionalized society and an inspiring vision of what could be in his 1970 treatise Deschooling Society. “Good radical stuff,” notes the Observer in its cover accolade. Indeed it is radical in the best and truest sense of the word as defined below: Radical. adj. Arising from [...]

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hunger in our own backyard

November 17th, 2010
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People are hungry in your community, and they are just like you. These are tenuous times where we are all very close to finding ourselves without. Our family is learning more about this and putting some of our free time to good use lately at a local food pantry. In addition to organizing a food [...]

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we’re all connected. be happy.

October 11th, 2010
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There’s an endless pit of excuses one could come up with not to accept this simple message. But the truth remains. It’s pretty simple really.

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