“Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organisation of facts.” Discuss this statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.
It seems more and more that school revolves around "how much can you cram into your brain and recite at a later date"? At this point memorization and knowledge are two of the same, the meaningless absorption of facts, dates, names, and places are what truly count in today's education system. It appears as though there's no room for creativity in today's society. We are taught widely accepted truths and as a student body told to accept and remember these truths because we will be tested on this material later on. This prescribed title question is a bit odd seeing as how this the literal definition of 'knowledge' is: the facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. In all of the areas of knowing, recitation is key to being proficient.
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