An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has
an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is
one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire
anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of
others. –”
THERE are two kinds of knowledge. One is general, the other is
specialized. General knowledge, no matter how great in quantity or
variety it may be, is of but little use in the accumulation of money.
The faculties of the great universities possess in the aggregate
practically every form of general knowledge known to civilization. But I never hear about their professors being rich. They specialize on teaching knowledge, but they do not specialize on the organization, or the use of knowledge.
Many people make the mistake of assuming that, because Henry Ford had but little "schooling," he is not a man of "education." Those who make this mistake do not know Henry Ford, nor do they understand the real meaning of the word "educate." That word is derived from the Latin word "educo," meaning to educe, to draw out, to DEVELOP FROM WITHIN.
During the world war, a Chicago newspaper published certain editorials in which, among other statements, Henry Ford was called "an ignorant pacifist." Mr. Ford objected to the statements, and brought suit against the paper for libeling him. When the suit was tried in the Courts, the attorneys for the paper pleaded justification, and placed Mr. Ford, himself, on the witness stand, for the purpose of proving to the jury that he was ignorant. The attorneys asked Mr. Ford a great variety of questions, all of them intended to prove, by his own evidence, that, while he might possess considerable specialized knowledge pertaining to the manufacture of automobiles, he was, in the main, ignorant.
Mr. Ford was plied with such questions as the following:
Many people make the mistake of assuming that, because Henry Ford had but little "schooling," he is not a man of "education." Those who make this mistake do not know Henry Ford, nor do they understand the real meaning of the word "educate." That word is derived from the Latin word "educo," meaning to educe, to draw out, to DEVELOP FROM WITHIN.
During the world war, a Chicago newspaper published certain editorials in which, among other statements, Henry Ford was called "an ignorant pacifist." Mr. Ford objected to the statements, and brought suit against the paper for libeling him. When the suit was tried in the Courts, the attorneys for the paper pleaded justification, and placed Mr. Ford, himself, on the witness stand, for the purpose of proving to the jury that he was ignorant. The attorneys asked Mr. Ford a great variety of questions, all of them intended to prove, by his own evidence, that, while he might possess considerable specialized knowledge pertaining to the manufacture of automobiles, he was, in the main, ignorant.
Mr. Ford was plied with such questions as the following:
"Who was Benedict Arnold?" and "How many soldiers did the British
send over to America to put down the Rebellion of 1776?" In answer to
the last question, Mr. Ford replied, "I do not know the exact number of
soldiers the British sent over, but I have heard that it was a
considerably larger number than ever went back."
Finally, Mr. Ford became tired of this line of questioning, and in
reply to a particularly offensive question, he leaned over, pointed his
finger at the lawyer who had asked the question, and said, "If I should
really WANT to answer the foolish question you have just asked, or any
of the other questions you have been asking me, let me remind you that I
have a row of electric push-buttons on my desk, and by pushing the
right button, I can summon to my aid men who can answer ANY question I
desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoting most of my
efforts. Now, will you kindly tell me, WHY I should clutter up my mind
with general knowledge, for the purpose of being able to answer
questions, when I have men around me who can supply any knowledge I
require?"
There certainly was good logic to that reply.
That answer floored the lawyer. Every person in the courtroom realized it was the answer, not of an ignorant man, but of a man of EDUCATION. Any man is educated who knows where to get knowledge when he needs it, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action. Through the assistance of his "Master Mind" group, Henry Ford had at his command all the specialized knowledge he needed to enable him to become one of the wealthiest men in America. It was not essential that he have this knowledge in his own mind. Surely no person who has sufficient inclination and intelligence to read a book of this nature can possibly miss the significance of this illustration.
Please, every expensive college please look at this. what are you doing to charge someone with such huge amount of money? and continuosly downgrading other colleges and influence the students' choices! and insulting the lack of quality of public exams non-stop?
There certainly was good logic to that reply.
That answer floored the lawyer. Every person in the courtroom realized it was the answer, not of an ignorant man, but of a man of EDUCATION. Any man is educated who knows where to get knowledge when he needs it, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action. Through the assistance of his "Master Mind" group, Henry Ford had at his command all the specialized knowledge he needed to enable him to become one of the wealthiest men in America. It was not essential that he have this knowledge in his own mind. Surely no person who has sufficient inclination and intelligence to read a book of this nature can possibly miss the significance of this illustration.
Please, I looked at your A level syllabus for chemistry, biology,maths, further maths and physics. Do you know how shallow your chemistry is? Big diagrams, big words, big spacing. like how students cheat in their projects. Your maths is exactly the same as form 5 add. maths.
Yet you are claiming you are more professional. Of course, it is cambridge a-level, of course; But YOU are Malaysia's Cambridge A-level. Have you look at the Singapore's a-level? the IB? and what are doing to charge such a huge amount of money? everyone who doesnt has that is going to have a bad future? So you are asking me to rake in such money for a pre-university education when I can get the equivalent as free?
Money-making machines, how are you even qualified to teach?
