Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be retaught when the students become teachers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Universities often teach subjects just to create future teachers.
- In plain terms
- Teaching exists mainly to train more teachers.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize education often reproduces itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the true purpose of a degree?
Another view
Research and innovation also drive university teaching.
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