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“[T]hroughout the ages to be educated meant to be unproductive… our word "school" - and its equivalent in all European languages - derives from a Greek word meaning "leisure.” quote by Peter Drucker — Download Open image

“[T]hroughout the ages to be educated meant to be unproductive… our word "school" - and its equivalent in all European languages - derives from a Greek word meaning "leisure.”

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