In my last education article, Oh The Hubris. The Sneering Elitism Of The ‘Educated,’ I illustrated the vast difference between being “educated” and being “learned.” Today’s article is on primary education and the idiotic notion that mandatory government schooling is the pathway to a learned citizenry.
The four essential guides to truly being learned are 1) intellectual curiosity, 2) an understanding of history, 3) an understanding of the immutable aspects of human nature and 4) an innate moral compass that seeks truth. Without these tools one is aimless to understand the past, present or future events.
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