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Old 04-23-2012, 07:45   #5
dennisw
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Military students are comfortable with material that has clear-cut answers and they think is tactically relevant to their next assignment. They abhor ambiguity, and largely see the world in black and white terms. But as educators, our job is to get them over that, not play to it.
This is an interesting perspective. I thought the purpose of education was to educate, to enlighten, not to prevent folks from seeing the world in black and white. I guess when you're truly educated, everything contains ambiguity. Memo to self, there are no right answers. Hey, I feel smarter already. I mean, I might feel smarter already.
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