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by nemoniac 926 days ago
At the link below there's an interesting discussion of how an emphasis on competence-based education over knowledge-based education is not leading to an improvement in learning outcomes, quite the contrary.

So despite the fact that knowledge may have a half-life, it may be even more important to acquire the skills to learn that knowledge.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38590888