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Everybody knows how to learn. Learning is a ____1._____(nature) thing. It begins the minute we are born. Our first teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to dress and to feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by _____2._____(follow).

Then we go to school. A teacher tells us what to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many tests and exams. Then people say we are educated.

Are we really educated? Let’s think about the real meaning of learning. Knowing facts doesn’t mean being able to solve problems. Solving problems requires ____3._____(create), not just _____4.____ good memory. Some people who don’t know many facts can also be good at solving problems.

Henry Ford is a good example. He __5._____(leave) school at the age of 15. Later, when his company couldn’t build cars fast enough, he solved the problem. He thought of the assembly line. Today the answer seems simple. Yet, just think of the many university _____6._____(graduate) who never solve any problems.

What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to remember? Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good teacher ____7.___(show) how to find answers. He brings us to the stream of knowledge so we can think for ourselves. When we are thirsty , we know ____8._____ to go.

True learning combines intake _____9.____ output. We take information into our brains . Then we use it. Think of a computer; it stores a lot of information , ___10.___ it can’t think. It only obeys commands. A person who only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes place only when a person can use what he knows.

 

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3. creativity

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6. graduates

7. shows

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9. with

10. but

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