« We need to resist the prevalent idea that “the education system needs to keep up with technology”. Let’s discuss this. It may be the case that, on the contrary, schools need to stand aside and help society question whether the current trajectory of technological change is inescapable. Perhaps the real strength of our schools and universities lies not in their adaptability but in their stability—undisturbed zones from which one can soberly observe and reflect upon societal change.
The debate over new technologies therefore highlights a great flaw in our understanding of school and what it is for. [...] Schools could serve as examples, and, by their very existence, remind us that some corners of society are allowed to remain disengaged from the dominant way of thinking, thus offering us a space in which to envision a different society. »
— Roberto Casati, Contro il colonialismo digitale
