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Independently verifiable items, contrasted by Jiang with deeper truth.
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facts
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...then build from there. Whereas if you just focus on the facts, it doesn't really get you that many places, okay?"
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...then build from there. Whereas if you just focus on the facts, it doesn't really get you that many places, okay?"
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method
He argues that beginning from isolated facts without an overarching framework does not get interpretation very far, because the framework is what enables better observation.
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For Caesar's myth making, Jiang says factual accuracy matters less than whether the details are appealing enough to make the story remembered and retold.
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definition
Students do not need to remember facts such as Mycenaean Greece or the Sea Peoples; they need to remember concepts and ideas.
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diagnosis
Jiang says education overvalues facts and rigor and undervalues imagination.
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definition
Jiang distinguishes facts from truth: facts are independently verifiable, while truth is deep understanding of the world that explains why things are as they are and can generate predictions.
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"...then build from there. Whereas if you just focus on the facts, it doesn't really get you that many places, okay?"
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"...the problem with education is that it focuses too much on facts, too much on rigor, and not enough on imagination."
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"...the problem with education is that it focuses too much on facts, too much on rigor, and not enough on imagination."
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"Too much on facts? Do you hear yourself? It sounds... What do you mean too much on facts?"
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"...I know this sounds strange, but there is a difference between facts and truth, right? Facts are what can be independently verified by other..."
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"...thing that Julius Caesar understands is, it doesn't matter if the facts are true or not. What matters is, how appealing are the details...."
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"...it's very important for you to, not understand, not remember the facts. Okay? I don't need you to remember the facts. Okay? I don't..."
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Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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