Greed and power have corrupted and destroyed many of our systems of learning as those in power seek to control what and how we learn usually in ways that benefit everyone but the person learning. They want control, paternalistic at best, tyrannical at worst. Both are forms of oppression that start in the home (according to Paulo Freire) and are perpetuated in our schools, churches, and work enterprises. There’s a reason people want you to learn what they want you to learn. There’s a reason asking why in most places will get you shunned or derided. Understanding the reason is, perhaps, the first step in taking back control of your own learning. You need permission to learn what you want to learn. Learn in spite of the system, not because of it.