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Each school has its own take on wisdom, but the same themes appear in all of them: The need to ask questions.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
Dr. Joseph Mayer Rice toured public schools in thirty-six cities, he came away appalled at what he saw, calling one New York City school “the most dehumanizing institution that I have ever laid eyes upon, each child being treated as if he possessed a memory and the faculty of speech, but no individuality, no sensibilities, no soul.”
Joshua Foer • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
“The schoolhouse I envision would be very different [from the conventional schools] in this regard. Because I would stress the connections and the continuity among concepts, there would be no brick walls between one “subject” and the next. Since learning would be self-paced and self-motivated, there would be no ticking clock telling students when t... See more
Mind Apivessa • mindapi | Mind A | Substack
