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What does it mean?
The goal of schooling is to produce critical creative people who can discover new things. They should not just repeat past generations or accept offers blindly.
In plain terms
Schools should create critical inventors who do new things, not just repeat the past.
What can you take from it?
Teach students to verify, discover, and create rather than just memorize.

Where it applies

  • school reform
  • teaching methods
  • academic goals

Putting it to work

  • teach verification
  • promote discovery
  • challenge acceptance

Questions to consider

  • What defines a good education?
  • Is repetition ever useful?

Another view

It ignores the value of foundational knowledge that requires repetition first.

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