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“Education is a system of imposed ignorance.”

Noam Chomsky

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Some people believe that the way we teach and learn at schools can make us follow only what is told and not think for ourselves. Imagine you are in a classroom and the teacher only tells you what to remember without letting you ask questions or explore on your own. This can limit your thinking and make you accept things as they are without questioning. For example, if you are told that a certain country is the best in the world without learning about other countries, you might believe it without seeing the whole picture. This idea suggests that sometimes the education system can prevent people from becoming truly knowledgeable because it's more about memorizing facts than understanding or questioning them. To avoid this, try to ask more questions, seek different sources of information, and always be curious about learning beyond what's given to you.

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