Noam Chomsky on the purpose of education:
[Quoting a famous physicist] "It doesn't matter what we cover, it matters what you discover."
That's what teaching should be: inspiring students to discover on their own; to challenge if they don't agree; to look for alternatives if they think there are better ones; work through great achievements of the past, and try to master them on their own because they are interested in them.
http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/noam-chomsky-the-purpose-of-education-869.php
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