Most people are put off science because maths is the gateway and they can’t handle it. What we should be teaching is operational maths because, in general, the maths we need to carry out science is pretty straightforward.
EDWARD DE BONOI think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
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Western traditions of education have emphasized knowledge analysis, description and debate. They all have a part to play, but today there is a whole vast aspect of doing that has just been left out. Operacy is what keeps society going.
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It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity.
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Only the human brain can deliberately change perceptions, change patterns, invent concepts and tolerate ambiguity.
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Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.
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I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
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To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.
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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.
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In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.
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Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
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It’s always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.
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The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future.
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The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.
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Man owes his success to his creativity. No one doubts the need for it. It is most useful in good times and essential in bad.
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I’m a very loyal and unreliable friend.
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What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important.
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