To be taught to read–what is the use of that, if you know not whether what you read is false or true? To be taught to write or to speak–but what is the use of speaking, if you have nothing to say? To be taught to think–nay, what is the use of being able to think, if you have nothing to think of? But to be taught to see is to gain word and thought at once, and both true. John Ruskin
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For some people, the only thing that matters is that we learn to read and write. Others care about getting a good education and learning valuable skills and knowledge. However, the most important lesson we can learn is to see and think for ourselves. If we were taught to read without being taught how to think for ourselves, then the world would be a very different place. We would be lost in translation, unable to comprehend what was being said or written.

Source: The Works Of John Ruskin: Library Edition. 39 Vols.

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