Quote by Henry David Thoreau

What does education often do It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook.

What does education often do It makes a straight-cut ditch o

Summary

This quote suggests that education often restricts the natural creativity and free thinking of individuals, shaping them into conformists. Education, in its attempt to provide structure and impart knowledge, may unintentionally channel and limit the unique perspectives and diverse ideas that people naturally possess. Like a meandering brook, which represents the unpredictable and unconstrained flow of thoughts and ideas, education sometimes transforms this organic process into a predictable and predetermined pathway, limiting intellectual exploration and fresh perspectives.

By Henry David Thoreau

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