Wow! I hadn’t caught the underlying meaning of the double-negatives before. Great observation. They’re actually asking for education, but not “thought control.”

I’ve been ruminating on the ways that the voices in our heads mess with us (http://tonybrainstorms.blogspot.com/2016/04/theres-someone-in-my-head.html). You’ve made me add to my list: voices installed by others, such as teachers and oppressive education systems.

You might want to check out Gardner’s recent post: The Web is not the same as the internet, and why that matters (http://www.gardnercampbell.net/blog1/?p=2080). He talks to this idea that our educational model encourages passive thinking. That problem-solving is the best possible outcome. Solving problems that someone in charge points us at. He asks the question “could there be a higher learning objective?” His answer comes as, “yes! Problem-Finding.”