I read a really interesting comment today about the task of academic - that students can get any information they want online. So what is my job as an academic?
It can't be "the fount of all knowledge" - the Internet has more than I can know. Perhaps Leo Buscaglia's definition of education is appropriate - the process of "gently leading you back to yourself". To me this means enabling students to find what they can apply and how to use the information. This in turn changes the way they see the world.
Definitely sounds idealistic.
More on this tomorrow!!
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