I think that this statement, "Since there is a twofold way of acquiring knowledge--by discovery and by being taught--the way of discovery is the higher, and the way of being taught is secondary." is COMPLETELY true. Even if you have the most amazing teacher that ever lived on the planet, you will never learn anything worthwhile if you don't want to discover it for yourself. I think that this relates a lot with Fahrenheit 451 - Just because you can spout off facts like how much grain has been sold in that past year, or what the square root of 576 is, doesn't mean you have truly DISCOVERED knowledge. I think that you also have to have a desire to learn. Without a desire to discover truth and learn, nothing will ever stick in your brain long enough for you to realize it's there. Now in saying that, I think that good teachers are a HUGE part of being able to discover knowledge. I think that a lot of the time, good teachers are what inspire you to want to discover knowledge. But when it comes down to it, you are the only one truly responsible for what you learn.
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