Any fool can know...


My new favorite social media account is Visualize Value (@visualizevalue on both Twitter and Instagram). Below are their illustrations for an Albert Einstein quote: “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”

“Any fool can know…”

“Any fool can know…”

“…the point is to understand.” —Albert Einstein

“…the point is to understand.” —Albert Einstein


How much of what students do involves knowing as an end point vs. knowing as a stepping stone to understanding?

That is ultimately a question of assessment.

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Christian Talbot