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Elainee
Elainee asked in Education & ReferenceOther - Education & Reference · 1 decade ago

What does 'Much learning does not teach understanding.' mean?

Hey. (:

I'm just trying to understand what this saying/quote means.

Please help. :)

Thanks. x

Update:

Please guys. I really need to know what it means. And thank you for answering, Foremost authority. :)

Update 2:

Thank you to all those that answered my question. Really appreciated that. (:

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  • The baconator
    1 decade ago
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    This quote by Heraclitus explains that teaching information and simple facts will not help the student understand.

    For example, you could LEARN that E=MC2, but you would not understand it. The student must be taught the deeper meaning in order to understand.

    Source(s): took philosophy in college
  • Foremost authority
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It sounds like you can get a million dollar education but they can't teach you common sense.

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