Compulsory Learning Just Does Not Stick
A little more than half way through Plato’s Republic, Socrates says something that’s bold, honest, and dispiriting enough to send even the heartiest of high school teachers on a two-day bender: “Compulsory intellectual work never remains in the mind.” He means exactly what you think he means. You can’t force someone to learn anything they […]
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