,?AT ,TEA*+ IS ,IMPOSSIBLE 
,H[ TO ,LIVE ,N[ OR ,NEV] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEJ&RO ,DE ,ACO/A 

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,?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE IS NOT A PROPOSITION TO BE >GU$ =4 ,IT W\LD BE ( LITTLE 9T]E/ TO (F] IT UP = DEBATE4 ,IT W\LD BE USELESS TO DEF5D IT AGA9/ ! EVID5CE ( HI/ORY OR COMMON S5SE4 ,TO CONSID] ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE IS TO OP5 \RSELVES UP TO AN EXP]I5CE ( ! MO/ \TL&I% SORT4 ,9 /AG+ ?IS EXP]I5CE ,I WI% TO CONTEMPLATE ! HAPPY FRU/RATION ( ! URGE TO TEA*1 & TO AFFIRMATIVELY 9VOKE ! LIMITS ( ALL P$AGOGIES4 

,IT IS USEFUL = ANYONE :O ?9KS ?AT !Y TEA* TO EXPLORE !IR URGE TO DO SO4 ,?IS URGE IS AN 9TIMATE MATT]1 ! LIBID9AL SUPPORT = ! 9NOC5T CLAIM ?AT GOOD IDEAS \<T TO BE PASS$ ON TO O!RS4 ,I CALL ! CLAIM 9NOC5T 9 ?AT IT USUALLY LEAVES ! GOOD ( IDEAS 7& ! ,IDEA ( ! ,GOOD7 IMPLICIT & UNEXAM9$2 S9CE ! GOOD REMA9S UNEXAM9$1 PEOPLE MAY OBTUSELY 9VOKE !IR M]E P>TICIPATION 9 EFFICI5T S*OOL+ AS EVID5CE ?AT TEA*+ IS POSSIBLE4 ,?AT ! S*OOL1 AS 9/ITUTION1 SURVIVES2 ?AT ! ROLE ( TEA*] IS UND]/OOD PRIM>ILY 9 REF]5CE TO ! SURVIVAL ( ! 9/ITUTION3 !SE SEEM TO BE ! ONLY EVID5CES NECESS>Y4 ,BUT ONE CAN AT LEA/ BEG9 TO ACC\NT = & EXPLORE ! COMPLEX ( DESIRES ?AT AIM AT ! ROLE ( TEA*]4 ,SOME ( !M WE> ! MASK ( ! EGO3 ,I AM ! ONE :O IMPRESSES ! LESSONS4 

,BEYOND ! EGO-MASK1 MOV+1 ?AT IS1 FROM :AT APPE>S AS 9N] TO :AT APPE>S AS \T]1 ONE MAY OBS]VE ! 9EVITABLE CALCIFICATION ( ! URGE TO TEA* 9TO ! K9DS ( SY/EMS WE CALL P$AGOGIES4 ,!SE MAY BE DESCRIB$ AS ORGANIZATIONS1 NOT JU/ ( KN[L$GE & ME?ODS ( PASS+ IT ON1 BUT PRIM>ILY ( DESIRE4 ,!Y >E 9/ITUTIONAL MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! URGE TO TEA*1 OR RA!R1 !Y >E ! WAYS 9 :I* ! URGE TO TEA*1 COMB9$ ) O!R URGES1 9V5TS = ITSELF A GREG>I\S EXI/5CE1 A S*OOL3 ,?IS IS :]E ! LESSONS >E IMPRESS$4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 P$AGOGIES MAY ALSO BE *>ACT]IZ$ AS ! FANTASY ( ! EFFICACY ( ! URGE TO TEA*4 

,TO SAY OR ?9K ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE IS TO LET GO1 H[EV] TEMPOR>ILY1 ( BO? ! URGE TO TEA* & ITS MORE OR LESS PRECISELY =M$ COLLUSIONS ) O!R URGES 9 GREG>I\S =MS1 AFFIRM+ RA!R ?AT /UDY IS 9T]M9ABLE1 & SO LE>N+ IS 5DLESSLY FRU/RAT$ & FRU/RAT+4 ,TO SAY OR ?9K ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE IS TO ASS]T ?AT TEA*+ ON PURPOSE1 = A PURPOSE1 IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,= ! URGE 9 ITS GREG>I\S =M HAS O!R PURPOSES1 :I* CONC]N ! P]SON ( ! TEA*]1 HIS ROLE1 H] SPECIALIZATION1 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! S*OOL2 IT HAS NO?+ 9 P>TICUL> TO DO ) LE>N+4 ,I AM 9CL9$ TO ?9K ?AT NEI!R DO S*OOLS4 ,:AT ANYONE :O ?9KS !Y >E A TEA*] CAN DO PURPOSELY IS MA9LY ( TWO NATURES3 

-- ,ONE CAN TRANSMIT DATA1 9=MATION4 ,?IS IS BETT] KN[N AS COMMUNICATION4 ,IT IS COMMONLY ASSIMILAT$ TO TEA*+1 BUT1 AS /UD5TS WELL KN[1 REALLY HAS NO?+ TO DO ) IT4 ,?IS TRANSMISSION IS EM95TLY POSSIBLE & DOES NOT REQUIRE A TEA*]4 

-- ,ONE CAN MODEL BEHAVIORS & PRACTICES1 SIL5TLY (F]+ !M UP = IMITATION4 ,?IS IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE1 BUT 9EVITABLE4 ,BUT TO :ATEV] EXT5T WE DO IT = A PURPOSE1 IT IS = ONE O!R ?AN TO TEA* !M4 ,9 ?IS MODEL+ WE EXCE$ ! ROLE ( ! TEA*]4 

,P$AGOGY1 !N1 IS PRECISELY ! 9-BETWE5 ( ! EGO-MASK & ! S*OOL1 !IR MUTUAL 9S]TION1 ! BECOM+-ME?OD OR BECOM+-GREG>I\S ( AN URGE 9 A FANTASY3 ,?IS H[ ! LESSONS >E IMPRESS$4 ,9 ?IS S5SE TO SAY OR ?9K ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE IS ALSO TO 9VOKE ! C\NTLESS WAYS ?AT LE>N+ TAKES PLACE DESPITE & BEYOND P$AGOGY4 ,?IS IS ! BEG9N+ ( ! ANTIP$AGOGICAL LESSON4 ,LET US CONSID] IT4 

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,SOMETIMES1 ,I ?9K ?AT ,I TEA*4 ,:5 ,I DO SO ,I IMAG9E ,I AM NOT ALONE 9 UND]L9+ ! EVID5T GAP BETWE5 DISCUSS+ PRACTICES & 5GAG+ 9 !M4 ,CLASSROOMS HAVE ?IS VIRTUE1 ?AT 9 !M ALMO/ ANY?+ MAYBE SAID2 BUT TO ! DEGREE ?AT ! DESIRES ?AT ALL[ US TO SURVIVE 9 SU* SPACES REMA9 UNEXAM9$1 WE WILL T5D TO CONFUSE ! ABILITY TO SAY ALMO/ ANY?+ ) ! ABILITY TO DO ALMO/ ANY?+4 ,?IS GAP 9 CAPACITY IS ESPECIALLY MANIFE/ = ME 9 ! CONTEXT ( PHILOSOPHY OR AN?ROPOLOGY1 9 C\RSES ?AT TAKE UP TOPICS SU* AS SPIRITUAL EX]CISES1 MY/ICISM1 %AMANISM1 OR ! MANY PRACTICES ?AT ,P4 ,HADOT CALLS PHILOSOPHY AS A WAY ( LIFE4 ,I MEAN ANY TOPIC :]E :AT IS POSIT$ IS NOT M]ELY ?9K+ DIFF]5TLY 9 ! CONTEXT ( A GIV5 WAY ( LIFE1 BUT A ?9K+ ?AT 7BECAUSE IT IS NOT JU/ A ?9K+7 REQUIRES A CONV]SION4 ,BECOM+ SOMEONE OR SOME?+ ELSE1 LIV+ DIFF]5TLY1 9 %ORT4 ,ONE CAN C]TA9LY TALK AB\T SU* MATT]S 5DLESSLY1 TREAT+ !M AS HI/ORICAL OR SOCIOLOGICAL FACTS1 )\T GRASP+ :AT IS VITAL 9 !M -- )\T1 ?AT IS1 BE+ TRANS=M$ 9 ! DO+4 

,! M9IMUM =M ( ! AFFIRMATION ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE W\LD !N BE ?AT ) REG>D TO PRACTICES ?AT REQUIRE A CONV]SION1 AT LEA/1 TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,I F\ND 9 MYSELF1 NOT JU/ AN URGE TO TEA*1 TO BE ! TEA*]1 BUT TO TEA* !SE TOPICS1 & ! URGE WAS FRU/RAT$4 ,! ROLE ( TEA*] BECAME1 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE1 AT LEA/ SOME:AT LAU<ABLE4 ,! REASON WAS CLE> 5\<4 ,NO ONE CAN TEA* SU* PRACTICES 9 A S*OOL UNLESS IT IS ! S*OOL ( SU* PRACTICES3 ,EPICUREANISM NE$S ! ,G>D54 ,?9K+ ,I TAU<T1 ,I COMMUNICAT$ 9=MATION CONC]N+ !SE PRACTICES1 BUT AT A GREAT REMOVE2 ,I DID NOT MODEL !M4 ,MOREOV]1 SOME ( !M SEEM SEP>ATE FROM ANY KN[N P$AGOGY3 MY/ICS DON'T SEEM TO ME TO HAVE A S*OOL1 BUT RA!R TO BE ?OSE :O >E USUALLY EXPELL$ FROM S*OOLS4 ,?IS NOT BECAUSE S*OOLS >E DOGMATIC OR AU?ORIT>IAN 7?\< ( C\RSE MO/ >E71 BUT BECAUSE ( ! SORT ( EXP]I5CE ?AT MY/ICISM SEEMS TO 5TAIL4 7,OR MAYBE NOT4 ,ONE MI<T GO SO F> AS TO CONSID] ! MAXIMUM =M ( ! CLAIM1 ?AT ! PROBLEM HAS TO DO ) PRACTICE AS SU*1 ) ANY PRACTICE O!R ?AN ?OSE PECULI> TO S*OOLS AS WE KN[ !M47 

,SO :AT IS LEFT 9 SU* SITUATIONS8 ,! M]E 9T5TION TO TEA* :AT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TEA*1 ,I SUPPOSE3 ! URGE 9 ITS RAW & COMPLICAT$ =M1 NOT ITS CALCIFICATION 9TO A P$AGOGY4 ,WE CAN TRY TO COLLECTIVELY GIVE 9 TO ! WILL TO KN[L$GE1 TO MORE ?AN IDLE CURIOSITY4 ,?AT IS1 TO :AT IS 9 FACT POSSIBLE GIV5 ! PRACTICES & WAYS ( LIFE ?AT MAKE S*OOLS AS WE KN[ !M POSSIBLE4 7,AS OPPOS$ TO1 & )\T 9 ANYWAY DEVALU+1 ?OSE ?AT DE/ROY !M1 OR MUTATE !M UNTIL !Y >E UNRECOGNIZABLE47 ,BUT ,I F9D ?AT ?IS WILL & ?AT CURIOSITY >E UNEV5LY DI/RIBUT$4 ,Y\1 TEA*]1 MU/ S$UCE Y\R /UD5TS 9TO A C]TA9 FASC9ATION4 ,?AT IS :AT ,I CALL MODEL+1 AT LEA/ :5 MODEL+ HAS A *ANCE ( SUCCESS4 ,IT IS AK9 TO :AT PSY*OANALY/S CALL ! TRANSF]5CE1 OR TO HYPNOSIS :5 IT IS GRASP$ ?AT :AT IS AT /AKE 9 IT IS SOME?+ O!R ?AN M9D CONTROL1 ?AT ! ONE HYPNOTIZ$ MU/ AT SOME LEVEL ACCEPT ! PROCESS4 ,IT MU/ 9VOLVE Y\R BODY1 TEA*]1 Y\R GE/URES1 MOVEM5TS1 LAU<T]3 ! MASK1 ITS G5]ATION1 & ITS CORRUPTION4 ,?OSE P>TICUL>S CAN NEV] BE BYPASS$ 9 ! MIMESIS ( ! MODEL4 

,BUT EV5 IF ! WILL TO KN[L$GE OR MORE ?AN IDLE CURIOSITY CAN BE MODEL$ & IMITAT$1 7& ,I DO ?9K ?AT !Y CAN1 ON PURPOSE & ACCID5TALLY AS WELL67 ,I DO NOT ?9K IT IS WISE TO CLAIM ?AT TEA*+ HAS !RE=E HAPP5$1 & IS !RE=E POSSIBLE4 ,SOME?+ ELSE IS AT /AKE4 ,9 MODEL+1 ! TEA*]'S EGO-MASK IS REVEAL$ 9 ITS DEVELOPM5T 7FROM ! URGE TO ! ROLE71 BUT ALSO 9 ITS HAPPY FAILURE3 ! FAIL$ TRANSITION FROM ! URGE ?R\< ! ROLE TO ITS CALCIFICATION AS P$AGOGY & ITS S$IM5TATION 9 S*OOL+ >E ALL PROVISIONALLY LAID B>E4 ,9 AT LEA/ ONE IMPORTANT S5SE1 ! TEA*] IS NAK$4 ,:AT HAS BE5 MODEL$ & P]HAPS IMITAT$ IS /ILL QUITE SEP>ATE FROM ! TOPICS 9 QUE/ION1 FROM ! EXP]I5CES AT /AKE 9 !M4 ,:AT HAS BE5 /AG$ IS RA!R AN ANTIP$AGOGICAL PROBLEM4 

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,CAN ONE PASS ON ANY?+ O!R ?AN ! WILL TO KN[L$GE & MORE ?AN IDLE CURIOSITY8 ,:AT AB\T LESS EXOTIC PRACTICES1 ?OSE ?AT SEEM MORE AT HOME 9 :AT WE KN[ AS S*OOLS8 ,= TWO YE>S ,I WAS P>T ( A UNIV]SITY COMMITTEE CONC]N$ ) FEM9I/ /UDIES4 ,ONCE1 9 ! C\RSE ( A REVIEW ( \R WORK1 WE TRI$ TO DEF9E :AT CON/ITUT$1 = US1 A SPECIFICALLY FEM9I/ P$AGOGY4 ,! CONV]SATION WAS BO? FRU/RAT+ & 7AT LEA/ = ME7 QUITE AMUS+4 7,GIV+ /UD5TS A GREAT] ROLE 9 PLANN+ ! CURRICULUM1 SOMEONE SUGGE/$4 ,ALL[+ PEOPLE TO SPEAK FROM !IR EXP]I5CE1 ANO!R SAID4 ,5C\RAG+ CONNECTIONS BETWE5 CLASS READ+S & REAL-WORLD ISSUES1 A ?IRD ADD$4 ,& SO ON47 ,! MORE CONCEPTS & EXAMPLES ?AT WE COLLECTIVELY PROPOS$1 ! CLE>] IT BECAME ?AT WE C\LD PRODUCE NO DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A SPECIFICALLY FEM9I/ P$AGOGY & GOOD P$AGOGY 9 G5]AL4 ,IT SEEM$ AS IF ! PROBLEM WAS ?AT WE HAD IT AS \R GOAL TO /AY AWAY FROM ! HUMDRUM ( ! G5]IC1 UNM>K$ GOOD1 & TO CLEAVE RA!R TO A MORE R>EFI$ GOOD1 ! %>P $GE ( FEM9I/ POLITICS4 ,BUT 9 ?AT HUMDRUM1 G5]IC1 UNM>K$ MA9/REAM1 !RE >E SAID TO BE GOOD TEA*]S1 >E !RE NOT8 ,IS !IR P$AGOGY NOT GOOD8 ,MANY1 >GUABLY MO/1 ( !M >E 9 NO WAY FEM9I/S4 ,\R TRUE PROBLEM WAS NOT \R DESIRE TO CL+ TO ! SPECIFICITY ( FEM9ISM -- IT WAS ?AT WE ASSUM$ ?AT WE W]E ! ONES :O IMPRESS$ ITS LESSON1 ?AT \R S*OOL WAS :]E ! LESSON WAS TO BE IMPRESS$1 & ?AT FEM9ISM1 \R ME?OD1 \R P$AGOGY1 WAS TO BE H[ ! LESSON WAS TO BE IMPRESS$4 ,WE HAD SUPPOS$ ?AT TEA*+ IS POSSIBLE4 

,DO !SE ASSUMPTIONS HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) FEM9ISM AS A WAY ( LIFE8 ,IF FEM9ISM CAN BE LE>N$1 NOT AS A SET ( !ORIES OR '/UDIES'1 BUT AS AN ATTITUDE1 AS SOME?+ ?AT CAN GR[ 9TO A RESI/ANT POLITICS1 IT IS BECAUSE SOME ( US >E CAPABLE ( MODEL+ IT AS IT EXI/S & DEVELOPS 9 \R LIVES4 ,AS SU* IT HAS Z]O 9=MATIONAL CONT5T1 OR ITS CONT5T IS 9CID5TAL4 ,?AT SOME?+ LIKE FEM9ISM EXI/S AT ALL SUGGE/S ?AT IT WAS1 AT SOME PO9T1 9V5T$4 ,AT ?AT TIME ?OSE :O 9V5T$ IT W]E NOT PRODUC+ NEW 9=MATION 7AT LEA/ ?AT WAS NOT :AT WAS REM>KABLE 9 !IR 9V5TION74 ,!Y W]E PROBLEMATIZ+ EXI/+ PRACTICES & ! WAYS ( LIFE !Y FL[$ \T ( & 9TO1 PROPOS+ NEW ONES4 ,?AT SOME?+ LIKE FEM9ISM IS /ILL POSSIBLE1 /ILL REM>KABLE1 SUGGE/S ?AT SOMEONE CAN /AGE ?AT PROBLEMATIZATION ANEW1 9 EFFECT RE9V5T+ FEM9ISM4 ,:AT DOES ANY ( ?IS1 H[EV]1 HAVE TO DO ) S*OOL+8 

,! COMMITTEE'S TR\BL+1 UN/AT$ CONCLUSION WAS ?AT WE1 PRESUMABLY EXP]TS 9 FEM9ISM AS /UDY1 C\LD NOT GU>ANTEE ?AT1 9 TEA*+ CLASSES ) FEM9I/ CONT5T1 WE W]E TEA*+ FEM9ISM4 7,A /UD5T C\LD1 = EXAMPLE1 PASS A C\RSE ) FLY+ COLORS & 9 SOME FUNDAM5TAL WAY REMA9 OBLIVI\S TO SEXISM4 ,! SAME W5T = US AS TEA*]S ( ! C\RSE74 ,OR1 IF WE W]E TEA*+ FEM9ISM1 WE C\LD NOT DEF9E 9 :AT WAYS WE W]E DO+ SO 9 ! CONTEXT ( FEM9I/ /UDIES4 

,IT \<T TO BE CLE> BY N[ ?AT ?IS V]SION ( ! ANTIP$AGOGICAL PROBLEM DOES NOT M]ELY CONC]N FEM9ISM4 ,SO1 :]E TO GO FROM H]E8 ,ONE FAMILI> PA? IS ?AT ( A C]TA9 RESS5TIM5T1 LEV]AG$ 9 ?IS CASE AGA9/ ! GOOD TEA*]S :O DO NOT M>K ! DIFF]5CES ?AT WE DO1 LEV]AG$ AGA9/ /UD5TS :O DO NOT BECOME FEM9I/S OR :OSE FEM9ISM IS ALI5 TO US1 LEV]AG$ ULTIMATELY AGA9/ \RSELVES1 9 \R 9EVITABLE FAILURE4 ,?IS RESS5TIM5T IS F$ BY ! FAILURE ( AN IDEAL ( REPRES5TATION & 9CLUSIVITY 7ITS 9DEX3 ! PRES5CE ( A C]TA9 SORT ( DATA1 ( 9=MATION7 TO EFFECT ANY?+ O!R ?AN A RE=M 9 S*OOL+ -- 9 ! CURRICULUM1 ,I MEAN1 9 /UDIES1 DEF9$ ACCORD+ TO ! /&>DS1 ! GOOD1 ( :AT WE KN[ AS S*OOLS4 

,ANO!R PA?1 :I* ,I ADMIT ,I FELL 9TO AS IF BY 9/9CT1 W\LD BE ?AT ( BEMUSEM5T4 ,IT W\LD BE TO SIMULTANE\SLY ADMIT ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE & ?AT FEM9ISM1 IF IT IS A =M ( RESI/ANCE & NOT JU/ ( /UDY1 WILL BE RE9V5T$ QUITE DESPITE ?OSE ( US :O1 WELL-MEAN+1 MI<T ?9K WE >E TEA*+ IT4 

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,LET US CONSID]1 !N1 ! LESSON ( RESI/ANCE1 TURN+ FROM RE=MI/ TO REVOLUTION>Y P$AGOGIES4 ,ANO!R UNIV]SITY TALE3 ,I WAS ONCE ASK$ TO SPEAK AT A SYMPOSIUM CALL$ 0,A*IEV+ ,SUCCESS AS A ,LAT9O04 ,I WAS ASK$ BY ! ORGANIZ]S TO ADDRESS ! DIFFICULTIES ,LAT9OS & ,LAT9AS MI<T 5C\NT] AT A PR$OM9ANTLY ,ANGLO 9/ITUTION3 OB/ACLES1 MORE G5]ALLY1 ?AT ALL M9ORITIES FACE 9 ! $UCATIONAL SY/EM4 ,I SAID MORE OR LESS ! FOLL[+3 ,I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK PURELY 9 PRAISE ( S*OOL+1 ! OV]COM+ ( OB/ACLES AS PROGRESS1 CONFUS+ ! EFFICACY ( S*OOL+ ) ! UNQUALIFI$ GOOD ( LE>N+4 ,I WANT TO AFFIRM LE>N+ 9 ITS 5TIRETY & AS A PROCESS1 ) ALL ( ITS CONFLICTS & BREAKD[NS1 NOT TO ADOPT A N>RATIVE ( SUCCESSES 9 ! FACE ( H>D%IPS4 ,I REG>D PH5OM5A SU* AS ,LAT9AS DROPP+ \T ( S*OOL1 NOT GO+ TO COLLEGE1 FEEL+ ALI5AT$ 9 COLLEGE1 NOT JU/ AS PROBLEMS TO BE SOLV$ 9/ITUTIONALLY1 BY S*OOLS OR BY GR\PS 9 S*OOLS ACT+ AS !IR PROXY4 ,IF WE VIEW ALL ( !SE 'PROBLEMS' AS NEGATIVITIES1 DEFICI5CIES1 BAD ATTITUDES1 WE MISS !IR COMPLEXITY1 :AT 9 !M IS POSITIVE1 IS DESIRE4 ,I ?9K ,LAT9OS & EV]YBODY ELSE HAVE C\NTLESS REASONS & WAYS TO 5GAGE ) S*OOLS4 ,I ALSO ?9K ?AT ,LAT9AS 7& EV]YBODY ELSE67 HAVE GOOD REASONS TO RESI/ SOME OR ALL ( :AT IS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ AS $UCATION4 ,AMONG O!R ?+S1 ,I AM REF]R+ TO :AT WE KN[ AS S*OOLS3 G5]ALLY1 SPACES :]E TRA9+1 DISCIPL9E1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 BUREAUCRACY1 >E MADE MORE OR LESS EFFICACI\S2 SPACES ?AT >E (T5 CULTURALLY HO/ILE OR 9DIFF]5T1 ETC4 

,A Y\NG ,LAT9O 9DE$ \<T TO ASK HIMSELF1 ,:AT IS S*OOL TO ME8 ,:Y %\LD ,I RISK MY LIFE = ?IS 8 -- ( C\RSE LIFE H]E IS NOT ! LIFE TAK5 AWAY BY ! GUN OR TORTURE1 BUT ! LIFE ( ONE'S B>RIO1 COMMUNITY1 FRI5DS1 FAMILY -- BECAUSE MANY ASPECTS ( :AT IT MEANS TO FEEL 9 ONE'S [N SK91 AT HOME1 OR 9 A COMMUNITY >E ?REAT5$ 9 S*OOLS4 ,?AT'S ON ! SIDE ( ! CON/RUCTION ( ID5TITY1 A S5SE ( SELF4 ,ON ! SIDE ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ID5TITY1 ! DESIRE ?AT SO MANY ( US HAVE TO OV]COME :AT WE'VE BE5 TOLD WE >E -- ?AT PROCESS & ITS FRE$OM >E ALSO ?REAT5$ 9 ?AT S*OOL+ HAS ALWAYS HAD TO DO ) ACCULTURATION TO A DOM9ANT CULTURE1 LANGUAGE1 RELIGION1 ETC4 ,& ALSO 9 ! S5SE ?AT S*OOLS NEI!R TEA* NOR FAVOR REBELLION4 ,9/ITUTIONALLY ?IS IS DISCUSS$ 9 T]MS ( CURRICULUM & CAT*PHRASES LIKE CAMPUS CLIMATE1 DIV]SITY1 ETC41 BUT ,I ?9K ! REAL ISSUE IS ONE ( P[] & GREG>I\S DESIRES3 ! S*OOL'S EXPLICIT & IMPLICIT HI]>*IES & !IR 9S]TION 9TO GREAT] SOCIAL >RAYS4 ,LET US CONSID] ?OSE SE5 AS PROBLEMS OR AT LEA/ HAV+ PROBLEMATIC ATTITUDES AS RESI/+4 ,I ?9K ?AT !Y >E RI<T TO DO SO1 AT LEA/ AS RI<T AS ! S*OOLS 9 EX]CIS+ P[] & MODEL+ GREG>I\SNESS4 ,SOME >E MORE AT HOME H]E ?AN O!RS4 ,PEOPLE 9HABIT1 MOVE ?R\<1 MOVE 9 & \T ( A S*OOL1 AT DIFF]5T SPE$S1 = DIFF]5T REASONS1 9 DIFF]5T MOODS1 US+ DIFF]5T GAITS4 ,TO REG>D RESI/ANCE AS A PROBLEM TO BE RESOLV$ BY ! S*OOL1 OR BY US AS ITS PROXY1 IS TO FULLY RE9=CE ! ROLE ( ! TEA*] 9 ! S*OOL3 ,I AM ! ONE :O SOLVES ?IS PROBLEM -- ,I TRANS=M ?IS PROBLEM 9TO ! GOOD ( ! LESSON4 

,! CRITICAL QUE/ION IS3 H[ >E WE US+ ! S*OOL8 ,:AT >E WE DO+ H]E IF TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE8 ,& ?IS IMPLIES ITS CONV]SE3 H[ IS IT US+ US8 ,:AT IS IT DO+ ) OR TO US 7ACKN[L$G+ ?AT IT IS NOT A ?+ OR SUBJECT1 BUT ! ANONYM\S1 GREG>I\S ACTIONS ( O!RS7 8 

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,?AT TALK 5D$ ) A PROPOSAL ?AT ,I N[ RECOGNIZE AS WELL-9T5TION$ 7P]HAPS 9FLU5C$ BY ! GOOD 9T5TIONS ( ! SYMPOSIUM'S PLANN]S7 BUT POORLY ?\<T \T4 ,IT WAS A GE/URE *>ACT]I/IC ( A C]TA9 AN>*ISM ?AT CLAIMS = ITSELF ! SIDE ( ! GOOD1 ?AT PROPOSES ITS REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS AS ! /AG+ ( ! ULTIMATE GOOD4 

,I SAID3 ,SO MU* = ! SIDE ( ! 9/ITUTION6 ,S*OOL+ DOESN'T -- CAN'T -- 5D !RE4 ,GREG>I\SNESS C]TA9LY DOES NOT4 ,IT IS P>T ( BE+ 5GAG$ ) AN 9/ITUTION1 RESI/ANTLY OR NOT1 ?AT ONE T5DS TO ORI5T MU* ( ONE'S DISC\RSE & PRACTICES >\ND ! 9/ITUTION4 7,SUPPOS+ ONE WANT$ TO DEF9E 9/ITUTIONS1 IT MI<T BE WOR?:ILE TO BEG9 BY DESCRIB+ ! V>I\S =MS ( ?IS OP]ATION ( CAPTURE47 ,IT TAKES SOME DI/ANCE 7& DROPP+ \T1 ALONG ) ! O!R =MS RESI/ANCE TAKES1 IS A WAY TO ATTA9 ?AT DI/ANCE7 TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ( S*OOLS AS ,I HAVE BE5 DO+1 OR ( P$AGOGY AS AN \TGR[? ( ! URGE TO TEA*4 ,BUT REALLY1 !RE >E S*OOLS EV]Y:]E4 ,IF ,I W]E TO DISCUSS ! O!R POSSIBILITIES = S*OOL+ ,I C\LD ( C\RSE TALK AB\T ACTIVISM1 POPUL> $UCATION1 ETC41 BUT ,I W\LD RA!R RACE TO ! UTOPIAN 5D & PROPOSE ?AT S*OOLS %\LD HAVE ! ULTIMATE GOAL ( ABOLI%+ !MSELVES AS P>TICUL>1 SEP>ATE1 SPECIALIZ$ SPACES4 ,MY POLITICAL PROPOSAL IS ?AT ALL ( SOCIETY BE A S*OOL3 ?AT ! SOCIAL FIELD BE COEVAL ) ! SPACE ( LE>N+4 ,?IS MEANS1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT !RE W\LD BE A S]IES ( SPACES1 REM>KABLE PLACES ( LE>N+1 RA!R ?AN ONE MEGA9/ITUTION4 ,IT C\LD COME AB\T ?R\< A COLLABORATION BETWE5 ?OSE HAPPIE/ ) S*OOLS AS WE KN[ !M1 & ?OSE :O RESI/ OR REFUSE S*OOL+1 RELATIVELY OR ABSOLUTELY4 

,MY ANTI-POLITICAL CRITICISM ( ?AT POLITICAL PROPOSAL IS ?AT MAK+ A PLAN = ALL ( SOCIETY 7ESPECIALLY ONE ) A GR&IOSE SLOGAN SU* AS ABOLI% S*OOLS AS SEP>AT$ SPACES67 )\T AIM+ AT ANNIHILAT+ :AT WE KN[ AS SOCIETY IS TO GIVE \RSELVES A ,CAUSE4 ,! ,CAUSE ( ,MAK+ ,ALL ( ,SOCIETY 9TO ,A ,S*OOL4 ,N[ ! MASK IS TRANS=M$4 ,I AM NO LONG] 9 ! ROLE ( TEA*]1 BUT ?AT ( TEA*]-ACTIVI/3 ,I AM /ILL ! ONE :O RESOLVES ?IS PROBLEM -- N[ PUTATIVELY ?R\< REVOLUTION 9/EAD ( RE=M4 ,S*OOL+ W\LD BE COEVAL ) SOCIETY 9 ! WOR/ S5SE1 FO/]+ 9 PEOPLE NOT ONLY ! ILLUSION ?AT TEA*+ IS POSSIBLE1 BUT ?AT FRE$OM CAN BE TAU<T 7AN>*I/ P$AGOGY 9 ITS MO/ NI<TM>I% =M74 ,WE W\LD HAVE SET \T ) ! BE/ ( 9T5TIONS & 5D$ UP ) ! MO/ GROTESQUE GREG>I\SNESS4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT /UDY IS 9T]M9ABLE & ?AT S*OOLS >E EV]Y:]E2 BUT S*OOL+ IS NOT = ALL ?AT OMNIPRES5T -- IT CAN & DOES 5D4 

,I W\LD RA!R RE/ATE ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE 7& ?IS TIME P]HAPS ! MODE/Y ( ! CLAIM1 SO H>D TO SEE AT FIR/1 BEG9S TO %9E ?R\<74 ,TO FOCUS \R EF=TS1 \R ANALYZES1 ON FAILURE & RESI/ANCE IS TO GRASP ! ECC5TRIC BUT VITAL ROLE ( MODEL+ 9 ! TRANSMISSION ( PRACTICES4 ,IT IS 9EVITABLE ?AT MODEL+ WILL MEET RESI/ANCE4 ,A MODEL MAY BE IMITAT$1 C\NT]IMITAT$1 OR MET ) SOV]EIGN 9DIFF]5CE4 ,WE MI<T COOP]ATE1 WE MI<T FI<T1 OR WE MI<T IGNORE EA* O!R4 ,9 ?AT SOCIAL *AOS1 9 ITS 9T]/ICES ( ORD] & /ILLNESS1 SOMEONE MI<T LE>N SOME?+4 ,BUT NO?+ AB\T ?IS CAN BE GU>ANTE$4 ,:Y ASSUME1 :Y HOPE1 EV51 ?AT WE WILL ALL COLLABORATE8 ,:Y SCULPT ! MASK 9 A WAY ?AT >ROGANTLY BANKS ON SUCCESS8 ,IT IS ! URGE TO TEA*1 AGA9 REA*+ = ! =M ( ITS SURVIVAL4 ,I IMPRESS ! LESSON ?AT S*OOL+ IS 9T]M9ABLE4 

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,I HAVE ALREADY SAID ?AT MODEL+ IS 9EVITABLE1 & IMPLI$ ?AT IT MAYBE DONE MORE OR LESS PURPOSEFULLY4 ,?IS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE HABITUALLY VIBRATE 9 SYNC ) O!RS :O %>E \R MODELS1 & 9 ?IS LOCAL PH5OM5ON ! 5TIRETY ( \R 9T]ACTIONS IS TO EFFECT T9Y V>IANTS1 MICROIMITATIONS & C\NT]IMITATIONS1 ( EA* O!R'S PRACTICES4 ,! MICROPOLITICS ( P[]2 OR1 A DAY 9 S*OOL4 ,BUT MODEL+ IS ALSO IMP]SONAL & 9DEF9ITE4 ,ITS TAUTOLOGICAL CLAIM3 ,I AM ! ONE :O LIVES AS ,I LIVE OR EV5 ,I AM ! ONE :O EXPRESSES ! MODEL ?AT ,I AM MODEL+4 

,! FULLNESS ( A SELF OR A P]SON IS1 AS F> AS ,I AM CONC]N$1 ALWAYS & ONLY AN >TIFICE1 ?AT ( AN APP>5TLY COMPLET$ MASK4 ,! MASK ( ! TEA*]1 H[EV]1 IS 9COMPLETE4 ,TO ?9K1 TO SAY1 TO EMBODY ,I AM ! ONE :O IMPRESSES ! LESSON IS TO SIMPLIFY1 TO FOOL \RSELVES 9TO ID5TIFY+ ) \R [N MASK1 TO FRU/RATE ! MANY O!R DESIRES CLAMOR+ AGA9/ ! ROLE1 DEM&+1 IF Y\ WILL1 O!R MASKS4 ,TO S$UCE ANYONE ELSE 7TO S$UCE ONESELF67 9TO FASC9ATION ) A MODEL IS SOME?+ ELSE ?AN TO MI/AKE ONESELF = ! ONE :O IMPRESSES ! LESSONS4 ,IT IS RA!R TO DISPLAY ! URGE1 ! MASK1 ! FRU/RAT$ T5D5CIES TO P$AGOGY & S*OOL+1 ) ALL ( !IR DEFECTS & FAILURES -- ! FAILURES ( ! SIMPLE MASK ( ! TEA*]1 ! GREG>I\S PH5OM5ON ( ! S*OOL1 & ULTIMATELY ! FAILURE ( ME?OD1 ( ALL P$AGOGY4 ,?IS IMP]SONATION %[S :AT 9 ! URGE TO TEA* IS IMP]SONAL4 

,ONE WAY TO CONCEIVE ( ?IS IMP]SONALITY IS ! SIL5T TEA*+ ,R4 ,BLY? REPORTS ON 9 HIS BOOKS ON ,Z54 

,WE TEA* SIL5TLY & ONLY SIL5TLY1 ?\< WE MAY BE SIL5T OR TALK4 

,SIL5CE3 ! (F]+ UP ( ! MODEL = IMITATION1 ) NO ATT5DANT COMM& TO IMITATE 7OR MAYBE ) ! MO/ P>ODIC ( COMM&S74 ,9=MATIONLESS SPEE*1 LAU<T]1 SI<S444 Y\R BODY1 AGA91 TEA*]1 9 ITS BECOM+-MASK4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS A DANCE ( DATA4 

,IRREP>ABLY1 TO LIVE IS TO (F] ONE'S LIFE UP = IMITATION4 ,PEOPLE TEA* :AT !Y CAN4 ,PEOPLE TEA* :AT !Y TEA*4 ,EV]YBODY TEA*ES EV]YBODY ELSE4 

,?IS IS :AT ,I WAS GETT+ AT 9 DEEMPHASIZ+ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 :AT CAN BE PASS$ ON PURPOSELY & :AT IS PASS$ ON 9EVITABLY4 ,I AM MORE 9T]E/$ 9 :E!R SU* ?+S >E DONE GRACEFULLY1 AS ONE MAY LIVE ONE'S LIFE MORE OR LESS GRACEFULLY4 ,& P]HAPS ! MO/ GRACEFUL LESSON IS ?AT TEA*+ IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT H[ IS ?AT TO BE PASS$ ON8 

,! ONLY WAY TO TEA* NOT TEA*+ IS REALLY NOT TO TEA*4 

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,ONE F9AL ANTIP$AGOGICAL LESSON1 ?IS ONE SPECIFICALLY = MY FRI5DS1 ! AN>*I/S4 ,I HOPE IT IS CLE> ?AT ,I HAVE WRITT5 FROM MY [N RESI/ANCE4 ,I LIKE TO ?9K ?AT1 DESPITE MY SEV]AL DECADES ( /UDY1 ,I HAVE RESI/$ S*OOL+4 ,BUT MY DI/ANCE IS D\BLE1 S9CE ,I OBS]VE ?AT ,I MA9TA9 A WILLFUL 9COMPET5CE :5 IT COMES TO POLITICAL MOVEM5TS ?AT AM\NTS TO A =M ( RESI/ANCE4 ,!RE >E1 AFT] ALL1 S*OOLS EV]Y:]E6 ,IT IS MY /YLE1 MY PR$ILECTION1 MY WU WEI REG>D+ S*OOL+1 REG>D+ ! ROLES ( ACADEMICS & ACTIVI/S4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y?+ ,I HAVE PROPOS$ AB\T ! URGE TO TEA*1 AB\T S*OOLS1 & AB\T P$AGOGY APPLIES MUTATIS MUT&IS TO ACTIVISM1 ORGANIZ+1 MOVEM5TS4 ,TRY ! EXP]IM5T Y\RSELF3 GO TO A RALLY OR MEET+ LOOK+ = TEA*+4 ,Y\ WILL F9D IT4 ,AH1 ! P$AGOGY ( RALLIES & MEET+S6 

,SOME ACTIVI/S & !IR !ORI/ FRI5DS >E BUSY LOOK+ TO ! PRIMITIVE PA/ OR ! UTOPIAN FUTURE = A HUMANITY )\T SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 AS ?\< DISCOV]+ !IR ABS5CE SOMEPLACE1 SOME:]E1 C\LD LEAD TO !IR AMELIORATION OR ]ADICATION TODAY4 ,N[1 ! ABS5CE ( A GIV5 9/ITUTION1 ESPECIALLY ONE ?AT ,I F9D 9TOL]ABLE1 SU* AS MONEY OR ! POLICE1 IS 9DE$ A FASC9AT+ QUE/ION = /UDY4 ,BUT /UDY IS 9T]M9ABLE2 IT ONLY LEADS TO MORE /UDY4 ,I PREF] TO ADD TO /UDY ANO!R PRACTICE1 TO MODEL A K9D ( DISAPPE>ANCE1 AN 9COMPET5CE ?AT IS A WAY TO ABS5T ONESELF FROM R\T9IZ$ ACTIVITIES ON ! SIDE ( S*OOLS AS WELL AS ! SIDE ( ! MOVEM5TS4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE ?IS AS SOME?+ O!R ?AN A NEGATION4 ,& AS 9 ALL MODEL+1 :AT ,I CAN DO IS SIMPLY TO (F] UP ! URGE TO TEA* & ! URGE TO ACT AS SOME DESIRES AMONG MANY4 ,WE CAN TRY TO 7& ,I SUPPOSE ?AT WE %\LD7 ]ADICATE :ATEV] SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS WE F9D TO BE 9TOL]ABLE2 BUT WE CAN ALSO DO :AT WE CAN1 SIL5TLY1 TO LAY B>E \R DESIRES AS WE DISCOV] !M1 \R SOCIAL TEA*+S AS !Y MEET RESI/ANCES ?AT1 AFT] ALL1 HAVE !IR REASONS4 ,WE CAN BE NAK$1 ) A MASK ON4 ,NATURALLY1 TO CALL ONESELF AN AN>*I/ IS TO WE> A FANCIFUL MASK3 ,I AM ! ONE :O444 ,BUT IF AN>*ISM IS \R P]HAPS 9EVITABLE P$AGOGY1 AN>*Y C\LD BE SOME?+ ELSE3 \R ANTIP$AGOGY4 

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