Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Page #2
maybe producing a word
or two-word sentences,
they're acquiring
the basic character
of language,
quite a lot of knowledge,
which they can then build on
when they...
it's unconscious, of course,
but they can build on it
when they get
this later instruction,
which has very little evidence.
And they can, in fact,
live in a society
where people are talking,
and they can understand
what they're saying
if they can put their hand
on your face.
In fact, I should say that,
you know,
one of the most striking things
about language
which has really not
been studied...
just consider an infant,
you know, a one-day-old infant.
Now, the infant...
There's all kinds of things
going on in the world.
How does the infant figure out
what part of what's going on
in the world
has to do with language?
It's an incredible feat.
Well, you know, when I grew up,
we used to believe
in reincarnation.
Reincarnation?
It's a fairy tale, but I think
it make me look to a new being
That's Plato.
That's Plato's theory
of remembrance.
He was puzzled by the question
of how you would know so much.
And he said, "Well,
you must remember it
from an earlier life."
You're as smart as Plato.
So I wanted to ask you quickly
the type of education
you received from your parents
It was a Deweyite
progressive school,
which was very successful.
For me, at least, it was perfect.
It was not unstructured,
but it did emphasize
initiative, creativity,
working with others.
There was no grading, you know,
but you were encouraged
to pursue your own interests
and... within a structure
that was established,
so you did, you know, learn
the things you had to learn.
But, I mean, you were all
pursuing your own interests
and often working with others.
In fact, I didn't...
I wasn't even aware
that I was a good student
until I went to high school.
I went from this relatively
free, creative,
exciting environment
to a pretty regimented
and academic high school
where everyone was ranked
and you'd do exactly
what you were supposed to do
and everyone's trying
to get into college and so on.
And then I discovered
I was a good student.
I mean, I knew
I had skipped a grade,
and everyone else knew
I'd skipped a grade,
but nobody else...
The only thing anyone noticed was,
I was the smallest kid
in the class,
but it didn't mean anything
aside from that.
And I can remember
I barely remember high school.
It's kind of like a black hole.
And do you think competition
is counterstimulating?
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