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Daniel J. Boorstin

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

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Education helps you discover things you were completely unaware of before, including gaps in your knowledge you didn’t realize existed. It goes beyond just learning facts you know you need to learn and reveals new areas of understanding you hadn’t even considered.

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