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Chris Hedges

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Chris Hedges

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Birthday: September 18, 1956

Birthplace: St Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

Educated At: Colgate University, Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: War Correspondent, Journalist, Writer, Reporter

Total quotes: 2

“We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and ‘success’, defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers.”

— Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

Tagged: Success, Education, Challenges

“Most of these students are so conditioned to success that they become afraid to take risks. They have been taught from a young age by zealous parents, schools, and institutional authorities what constitutes failure and success. They are socialized to obey. They obsess over grades and seek to please professors, even if what professors teach is fatuous. The point is to get ahead, and getting ahead means deference to authority. Challenging authority is never a career advancer.”

— Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

Tagged: College, risks, Failure

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