The BilBea Learning Journey

From – http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-schon.htm
“Hutchins, in a book first
published in 1968, had argued that a ‘learning society’ had become necessary.
‘The two essential facts are… the increasing proportion of free time and the
rapidity of change. The latter requires continuous education; the former makes
it possible (1970: 130).
…

Slavery made this possible – releasing citizens to
participate in the life of the city. Hutchins’ argument is that ‘machines can do
for modern man what slavery did for the fortunate few in Athens’ (op. cit.)”

Do we really have it this easy these days? Most people I know are working and studying, or working more than 1 job and cooking/cleaning themselves to save money. I don’t think our time is that free anymore (if it ever was?)!