Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein questions whether knowledge comes from authoritative assertion or internal understanding.
- In plain terms
- Do you know because I say so, or do you truly know?
- What can you take from it?
- Distinguish between imposed belief and genuine understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify what you know?
- Whose authority do you accept?
Another view
It may oversimplify the role of trust in learning.
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