One of the biggest riddles of the human being is the brain. How do our minds work, and what makes them work best? We are able to process and store large amounts of information, and then reason with it. Since the days of Ancient Greece the Western World has sought to institutionalize the learning process in order to make it more effective. However there are some that argue we may have gone too far, and …
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…people like Percy. In small doses, his ideas may even improve the current system. However, he fails anywhere in his essay to acknowledge any practical application of his abstract concepts. Nonetheless packaging in education is necessary as it forces the student to absorb jargon, definitions, concepts and ideas and organize them in his mind. As a result a more valuable member of society is produced, for he can communicate quicker and better with his peers.