Quote by Bryant H. McGill

Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past.

Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of education in cultivating critical thinking and independent reasoning. It suggests that education should focus on developing and enhancing our ability to think for ourselves, rather than simply regurgitating outdated or incorrect beliefs. The quote implies that education should enable individuals to challenge and question existing misconceptions, encouraging them to think analytically and form their own well-informed opinions. Education, therefore, should empower individuals to rely on their own mental faculties to seek truth rather than relying solely on inherited knowledge or misinformation.

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Education

By Bryant H. McGill

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