Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.

Published on May 29, 2016 , under Quotes
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Source: Albert Einstein, in response to not knowing the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test: New York Times (18 May 1921)

Complete Quote: [I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. …The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.

Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think. - Albert Einstein

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