The student should be active in his education. He should not sit passively at his desk and take notes. Knowledge is acquired daily. Knowledge is good to have and we should never think that we have learned it all. Knowledge is acquired from many sources.
Several examples are group discussions in class, newspaper, church, our history, and the internet.
These are all places to acquire knowledge. Out of the four philosophies in this chapter, I think I fall into the progressivism and essentialism realms of philosophy. Progressivism is great because it helps to keep us on track with the constant changes in the world. I like essentialism because it cuts to the chase. We do need to hold on to the past, but not be captured by it because the world is changing so fast and so is the face of education.