Academic education is the act of memorizing things read in books, and things told by college professors who got their education mostly by memorizing things read in books. [Pg. 160.]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Academic education is defined as memorizing content from books and professors who also memorized content from books.
- In plain terms
- School is mostly about memorizing what others have already written.
- What can you take from it?
- Memorization does not equal deep understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is memorization the best way to learn?
- What is the goal of school?
Another view
Some subjects require memorization as a foundation.
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