I want to oppose the idea that school has to teach directly that special knowledge and those accomplishments that one has to use directly later in life.  The development of general ability or independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost… If a person masters the fundamentals of his subject and has leraned to think and work independently, he will surely find his way and will better adapt himself to progress and changes than the person who training consists principally in the acquiring of detailed knowledge – Albert Einstein

A while back my friend Malcolm had wrote a post about “Taking Your Learning to the Comments” when it came to blogging. It had really resonated because at the time I was reading and now finished the book “What Smart Students Know” by Adam Robinson. Read the rest of this entry »