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December 21, 2013 by kmabarrett

It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently, and an overloaded curriculum is useless. The object of instruction is not to produce technicians, but good active minds.

— André Maurois

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Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning | Tagged André Maurois, Education, On Learning, On Teaching, Philosophy, Quotes | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on December 21, 2013 at 3:52 pm | Reply Sean Barrett Jr

🙂
on December 21, 2013 at 5:55 am | Reply hitandrun1964

We can only dream that someday that becomes real.
- on December 21, 2013 at 1:46 pm | Reply kmabarrett
  
  It may be closer than you think…
  
  🙂
  - on December 21, 2013 at 3:52 pm | Reply Sean Barrett Jr
    
    I am not sure I understand what you are all talking about.
    But I think I agree with it. We want people with sound judgment and good morals not just people who can do their jobs well.
    - on December 21, 2013 at 4:02 pm | Reply kmabarrett
      
      I was thinking more evaluate, interpret, apply, adapt and create, but there should (of course) be some ethics applied, too.
      
      🙂

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