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Yet educational institutions have not progressed from their centuries-old role relating to the collation and distribution (transfer) of knowledge in order to teach how best to organise, understand and use it. Critical thinking is needed equally, if not more, today than in the past in order to discern what information is needed, when, to what extent
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The difference between schools and libraries
From John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education (via Austin Kleon):
From John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education (via Austin Kleon):
To begin with, libraries are usually comfortable, clean, and quiet. They are orderly places where you can actually read instead of just pretending to read.... See more
For some reason libraries are never age-segregated, nor do t
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Building an antilibrary will also improve our relationship with knowledge. We wouldn't have to be anxious towards acquiring books that we're fairly sure we won't read.
Antilibrary - My second-brain
we can use design principles and discipline to shape our minds. This is different from acquiring knowledge. It’s about designing how each of us thinks, remembers, and communicates—appropriately and effectively for the digital age.