What is Education? - Part I
This might be interpreted as: the most salient aspect of school experience is the feelings it leaves you. Recall your school: do you remember learning things? Or do you remember how you felt in the lesson? My memory is that I learned (as in: memorized information) at home or in the library because of either the desire to do so, triggered by an inspirational teacher, or by my personal interest in the subject or topic; or by the fear of being punished. School can create an emotional experience, not a packet of knowledge. Think of a training session at work: did you really learn something? Or was it just a starting point for your own learning journey (or, in many cases, just a waste of your time)? Of course, those who cannot read, write or do Maths lack access to a lot. And there is a strong body of evidence to suggest that creativity is a product of having secured a large body of knowledge into long term memory. This post is not a challenge to instructional teaching: qu