Mass Education and the Authoritarian Mind
Authoritarianism, wrote Erich Fromm, is not just about dominating and controlling others; it\u2019s also about subordinating oneself to a \u201cgreat\u201d person, institution, or idea. In the eyes of John Elmore, traditional, compulsory mass schooling in the U.S. fosters the development of authoritarian personality characteristics in young people who, later in life, may enable, or actively support, the rise to power of autocrats.\nHaworth and Elmore, eds., Out of the Ruins: The Emergence of Radical Informal Learning Spaces PM Press, 2017\n\xa0\nThe post Mass Education and the Authoritarian Mind appeared first on KPFA.