Category: quotations
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George Monbiot on denial
SEE MORE: George Monbiot on denial“Denial is everywhere. I have come to believe that it’s an intrinsic component of our humanity, an essential survival strategy. Unlike other species, we know that we will die. This knowledge could destroy us, were we unable to blot it out. But, unlike other species, we also know how not to know. We employ this…
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John Holt on teaching the wrong things
SEE MORE: John Holt on teaching the wrong things“We always find out, too late, that we don’t have the experts we need, that in the past we studied the wrong things; but this is bound to remain so. Since we can’t know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we…