Wednesday, November 16, 2016

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein

I came across this quote today.  I think is speaks about the education we all wish we had as students. None of those things are easily quantifiable by a machine scored exam. They are only accomplished by mentorship and practice. We need more of the generalists in action.

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