Everybody knows how to learn. Learning is a natural thing. It begins the 1 we are born. Our first teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to dress and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by 2 .
Then we go to school. A teacher tells us 3 to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many exams. Then people say we are educate. Are we really educated Let"s 4 the real meaning of learning. Knowing facts does not 5 being able to solve problems. Solving problem requires creativity, not just a good 6 . Some people who don"t know many 7 can also be good at solving problems.
Henry Ford is a good 8 . He left school at the age of 15. Later, when his company could not build ears 9 enough, he solved the problem. He thought of the assembly line. Today the answer seems simple. Yet, just think of the many university graduates who 10 solve any problems.
What does a good teacher do Does he 11 students facts to remember Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good teacher 12 how to find answers. He brings us to the stream of knowledge, so we can think for ourselves. When we are 13 , we know where to go.
True learning combines intake with output. We take information 14 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a computer; it stores a lot of information, but it can"t think. It only obeys commands. A person who only remembers facts hasn"t really learned. Learning takes 15 only when a person can use what he knows.