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ERRR #063. E.D. Hirsch on Why Knowledge Matters

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Why Does Knowledge Matter?

The reason shared knowledge matters is because in communicating with another tribal member, you are taking a great deal for granted. It's that feature of the unsaid to enable you to interpret what is being said accurately. That's why i think it's so important to have a common curriculum for a school,. Because they need to understand the language of the classroom. Each child does. So there has to be a build up of the right kind of knowledge for the classso that every children understands what's going on.

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