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Jules Henry

(1904-1969)

American anthropologist whose "Culture Against Man" and essay "A Cross-Cultural Outline of Education" are unacknowledged masterpieces of critical writing about education.

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His two key observations:

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-Polyphasic Learning: a concept that prefigures Multiple Intelligences.

-Institutionalized Stupidity: a public school strategy for dumbing down children and adults.

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