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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Perhaps the clearest definition of thinking in a field of study as the preferable educational approach is to recall Hazlitt's essay "On the Ignorance of the Learned" where he says, "If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators." Strong words, but they bring out the point. If not, think in terms of pure text-book learning.
Publication Date
1942
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
49
Issue
1
First Page
461
Last Page
465
Copyright
©1942 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lindstrom, E. W.
(1942)
"Teaching to Think in a Field Rather Than about It,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 49(1), 461-465.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol49/iss1/94