social engineering

Is what we do as teachers and learners really nothing more than 'social engineering'?
A very critical documentary on how theories of behaviourism have influenced education:



Human Resources - YouTube
Human Resources - Social Engineering In The 20th Century - YouTube

See also:
Ivan Illich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deschooling Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Taylor Gatto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dumbing Us Down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Underground History of American Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And:
Critical pedagogy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hidden curriculum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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