In Adlers view of education, learning is not something one acquires externally like a new suit. It is, in his own words, an interior transformation of a persons mind and character, a transformation which can be effected only through his own activity. It is as painful, but also as exhilarating, as any effort human beings make to make themselves better human beings, physically or mentally. The practices of educators, even if they are well-intentioned, who try to make learning less painful than it is, not only make it less exhilarating, but also weaken the will and minds of those on whom this fraud is perpetrated. The selling and buying of education all wrapped up in pretty packages is what is going on, but, Adler tells us, it is not the real thing. From Invitation to the Pain of Learning: https://gw.edu/misc/radio/articles/Invitation%20to%20the%20Pain%20of%20Learning.pdf
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