Hi Coline, Patrice and others....
mmm, just because someone is fortunate enough to get into college (with
or without debt), does not necessarily mean 'critical thinking' will occur.
It is a misconception that academia consists of, or possesses a greater
volume of critical thinkers than elsewhere.
This idea does not reflect Heath Bunting's, Stewart Home's, mine and
many other people's, experiences outside of institutional educational
systems...
As a working class lad, I had to hack my way around 'static' defaults &
systems due to lack of privilege.
One example regarding an early experience can be read here 'How a
Library Saved My Life.'
http://www.furtherfield.org/blog/marc-garrett/how-library-saved-my-life
Wishing you well.
marc garrett
www.furtherfield.org
> As your example illustrates, turning down college education as a
strategy for avoiding debt is a smart thing to do for one's economic
future these days. However, avoiding that debt trap as a political
action also entails turning onself away from being exposed to critical
thinking - both as a history and as a discipline.
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