This is simply amazing. A work of such incredible magnitude and scope that not only recognizes the problems but gives solutions that are doable. This is the must-read of the year. If you care about public education, at all, you need to read this. All of it. Thank you Educational Alchemy!
“The process of taking on the corporate-state power nexus that underpins the extractive economy is leading a great many people to face up to the underlying democratic crisis that has allowed multinationals to be the authors of the laws under which they operate …. What is a democracy if it doesn’t encompass the capacity to decide, collectively, to protect something that no one can live without” (Naomi Klein, p. 361)
I recently read Naomi Klein’s recent book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate. I was struck by how many similarities there were between the struggle to abate massive climate disaster and the current fight for public education. I think this is a good analogy because like climate change, education “reform” (aka privatization) is everywhere and nowhere. While the issues are clearly related to human and civil rights, there are no lunch counters to sit at, no visible or…
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The Season Of Myths 
Thank you! You said exactly what I felt when I read it!
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