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A lost tool of learning rediscovered at Wilberforce

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It is said that there are no original thoughts, only the reassembling and reordering of pre-existing thoughts. Your ability to reorder thoughts in an original and unique way is dependent upon your ability to recall what you know on any given topic. With the barrage of data, information, and stimuli we experience every day there is value in the practice of meditating deeply on ideas-but to do so you must be able to recall what you know. Erasmus, the great 16th century philosopher reminds us “There are always those kinds of people who hold a great many things in their mind, but when it comes to speaking and writing they are wonderfully destitute and bare." Wilberforce students are taking advantage of an old practice to avoid having their minds being wonderfully destitute and bare when called upon, and you can too...listen in and find out more.

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Manage episode 449117956 series 3587480
Content provided by Mary Kwon and The Wilberforce School. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Mary Kwon and The Wilberforce School or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

It is said that there are no original thoughts, only the reassembling and reordering of pre-existing thoughts. Your ability to reorder thoughts in an original and unique way is dependent upon your ability to recall what you know on any given topic. With the barrage of data, information, and stimuli we experience every day there is value in the practice of meditating deeply on ideas-but to do so you must be able to recall what you know. Erasmus, the great 16th century philosopher reminds us “There are always those kinds of people who hold a great many things in their mind, but when it comes to speaking and writing they are wonderfully destitute and bare." Wilberforce students are taking advantage of an old practice to avoid having their minds being wonderfully destitute and bare when called upon, and you can too...listen in and find out more.

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