Part of my online class discussion thread about education. I have been thinking about my own experiences in education while reading Whitehead. I read a particular paragraph, but I just about dismissed it as being non applicable. Then I read it several more times and decided that it was perfect for me. He said, “The essence of education is that it be religious”. Now bear with me, because that’s where I got turned off. I’m a big proponent of separation of church and state, so I immediately thought, “that’s not me”. But now, I take it to mean something different. I believe he isn’t saying to study religion, but rather to instill a religious type of “duty and reverence” into education. OK, now he has my attention. I’ve waited so many years to be back here in college, that I do feel a reverence about it. The Holy Grail if you will, and hard won! Whitehead states, “Where attainable knowledge could h...
Susan: This is what my smart sister commented on this blog. Wise words!
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