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RE: SUSPENDED CHILDHOOD (PART 4): HARRY POTTER WANDS

in #harrypotter6 years ago (edited)

You are in good company with calling out this Suspended Childhood business. The wonderful John Taylor Gatto often spoke about what he called an Artificial Extension of Childhood.
In The Ultimate History Lesson With John Taylor Gatto he mentions it happening in the school system just as you've described it around the 48:30 mark of your video.

"Notice what the specific mechanism is, it’s an artificial extension of childhood. Theoretically to the grave, but certainly beyond the point where learning anything is easy. As long as you indulge childish fears, and childish appetites long enough, you’ve effectively rendered somebody harmless." - John Taylor Gatto

Thanks, Jeff!

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