Linear thinking
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>:</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="us">us</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rote">rote</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>, <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="methodology">methodology</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="us">us</span>”, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="methodology">methodology</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="deprives">deprives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Linear">Linear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="Linear">Linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="C">C</span>.</p><p><span word="Linear">Linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simplistic">simplistic</span>, <span word="systematic">systematic</span>, <span word="rigid">rigid</span>, <span word="dogmatic">dogmatic</span>, <span word="inflexible">inflexible</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="route">route</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jam">jam</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linear">linear</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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