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tomaskafkatoday at 6:18 AM1 replyview on HN

Education had this sad 15 year period where it thought “competences” are all you need.

Turns out that without the world knowledge to have a base of facts, it is not.


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gmactoday at 9:20 AM

Basically: you can't teach people to think without giving them some facts and ideas to think with. It's like trying to teach woodworking without giving the students any wood.

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