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If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets.
Maynard James Keenan
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What this quote means

This quote emphasizes the importance of formal education over media for children's learning.

Maynard James Keenan highlights a critical concern about the sources of knowledge for children. He suggests that if children primarily learn from media sources such as radio, television, and newspapers rather than from schools, it indicates a failure in the educational system and an alarming influence of media conglomerates over the upbringing and education of future generations.

Themes

EducationMediaKnowledgeChildrenInfluence

In practice

Example use cases

In a speech about the role of schools in children's lives.

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