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There are three principal elements in academic work. The first is a focus on what philosophers call propositional knowledge—facts about what is the case, for example, that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Second, there is a focus in academic work on theoretical analysis—of concepts, procedures, assumptions, and hypotheses, for example, the nature of democracy and liberty, the laws of motion, the structures of sonnets. The third element follows from these. It is an emphasis on desk studies that mainly involve reading, writing, and mathematics rather than on technical, practical, and applied work that involves manual dexterity, physical skills, hand-eye coordination, and the use of tools.
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Sir Ken Robinson
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