[nukkad] WISE WORDS

[Ameer ~* 'Ali <>]

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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of 
prose and poetry; that is, prose, - words in their best order; poetry, - the 
best words in their best order. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet (1772-1834)
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WISE WORDS
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"'There are two more dimensions of education 
for the modern world 
about which I would like to make a few remarks.  
The first relates to inquisitiveness, critical thinking, and problem
solving.  

What students know is no longer the 
most important measure of the quality of education.  

The true test is the ability to engage 
with what they do not know, and 
to work out a solution.
 
The second dimension involves the ability to 
reach conclusions that constitutes the basis for 
informed judgements.  
The ability to make judgements that are 
grounded in solid information, and 
employ careful analysis should be 
one of the most important goals for any 
educational endeavour.  

As students develop this capacity, 
they can begin to grapple with the 
most important and difficult step: 
to learn to place such judgements 
in an ethical framework.  

Therein lies the formation of the kind of 
social consciousness that 
our world so desperately needs."' 
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