Outstanding essay. It takes depth of mind to perceive depth of mind and educational potential in another, and it takes analytic insight to find a way to bring that potential to reality. In an apprenticeship and a mentoring relationship, it might happen, but in large egalitarian classrooms it cannot. We know when we are being deeply perce…
Outstanding essay. It takes depth of mind to perceive depth of mind and educational potential in another, and it takes analytic insight to find a way to bring that potential to reality. In an apprenticeship and a mentoring relationship, it might happen, but in large egalitarian classrooms it cannot. We know when we are being deeply perceived, and it helps us recognize our capabilities as belonging to us. This is necessary for education. Many highly intelligent people are unsuccessful at school, to their detriment— and, I would add, to the detriment of a society as a whole. There is a contradiction between the desire for orderliness and invention.
Outstanding essay. It takes depth of mind to perceive depth of mind and educational potential in another, and it takes analytic insight to find a way to bring that potential to reality. In an apprenticeship and a mentoring relationship, it might happen, but in large egalitarian classrooms it cannot. We know when we are being deeply perceived, and it helps us recognize our capabilities as belonging to us. This is necessary for education. Many highly intelligent people are unsuccessful at school, to their detriment— and, I would add, to the detriment of a society as a whole. There is a contradiction between the desire for orderliness and invention.