And all the while surrounding himself with new tools, comforts and accoutrements that elevate his home playing field, recarve his personal foothold in the wild and, frankly, shine a flattering light on the whole notion of human progress.

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We are certainly beginning to challenge the notion of a classroom that was set up over 100 years ago in the light of an industrial revolution, that required vast numbers of people to be filled up with knowledge to be thrown into the workplace quickly, the smokestack school in more than one sense.

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Now, I trust in light of last week's extended discussion that the managers no longer press that notion, for it was remarkable in at least three respects.

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