The Case for Teaching Ignorance - The New York Times - 1 views
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Far too often, she believed, teachers fail to emphasize how much about a given topic is unknown.
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She wanted her students to recognize the limits of knowledge and to appreciate that questions often deserve as much attention as answers
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in recent years scholars have made a convincing case that focusing on uncertainty can foster latent curiosity, while emphasizing clarity can convey a warped understanding of knowledge.
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