Siva Vaidhyanathan Quotes & Sayings

Real education happens only by failing, changing, challenging, and adjusting. All of those gerunds apply to teachers as well as students. No person is an "educator," because education is not something one person does to another. Education is an imprecise process, a dance, and a collaborative experience. — Siva Vaidhyanathan

Derived from the Greek word anarchos, "without authority," anarchism denies law and considers property to be tyranny. Anarchists believe that human corruption results when differences are enforced through the maintenance of property and authority. Anarchists do not oppose or deny governance as long as it exists without coercion and the threat of violence. They oppose and deny the authority of the centralized state and propose governance through collaboration, deliberation, consensus, and common coordination. Justice can emerge from a sense of common purpose and practices of mutual aid, not the monopoly on violence that the state demands. While anarchism is commonly associated with bloody violence and rage, anarchists believe deeply in an ideology of love. — Siva Vaidhyanathan

[T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free.. — Siva Vaidhyanathan

It turns out inconvenience was a really important part of our lives, and we didn't realize it. — Siva Vaidhyanathan

Culture is Anarchistic if it is alive at all. — Siva Vaidhyanathan