The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.
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Unlearn
/ʌnˈlɝn/
Synonyms for "unlearn" (8 found)
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When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned."
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The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.
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Definitely I stopped reading what he writes, because I don't want to unlearn interlingua.
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