
ERRR #063. E.D. Hirsch on Why Knowledge Matters
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Schooling Is Not About the Individualistic Orientation of the Child Sented Model
For human beings, mental growth is not natural. It's tribal. Schooling is about becoming a functional tribe member. Sure, there are individual differences, but you have to master the tribal lore and to be a functional isn't it marvellous? We are talking to a group of literate people. We can expect to be understood. That's interesting. As you know, i think early education is where the diis cast. But i blame it. I mean, this new kind of work on cortical plasticity is very important in demolishing the child sented model.
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