What E. F. Schumacher thinks about education

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Economist (1911 to 1977) whose Small Is Beautiful (1973) argued for human-scale technology, Buddhist economics and an economy that respects natural limits.

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2 dated positions, c. 1973, in their own words. Our reading of what E. F. Schumacher has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1973

   Our readingEducation that does not clarify our central convictions is mere training

   Their wordsEducation which fails to clarify our central convictions is mere training or indulgence.

   ↗Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered (Harper & Row, 1973)archive.org All 12 from this book

3. c. 1973

   Our readingMore education helps only if it produces more wisdom

   Their wordsMore education can help us only if it produces more wisdom.

   ↗Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered (Harper & Row, 1973)archive.org All 12 from this book