When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Curriculum sometimes retains outdated subjects by making them mandatory rather than adapting them to modern needs.
- In plain terms
- Schools force students to learn outdated topics by making them required.
- What can you take from it?
- Educational systems often struggle to remove outdated content.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do schools keep outdated subjects?
- How do you define obsolete knowledge?
Another view
It generalizes about all educational institutions without exception.
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