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→What is a powerful idea?: universals
The idea of [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/08/powerful-ideas-discourse.html non-universals] was started by Kay and furthered by Kerr. The idea being that all cultures spontaneously develop some ideas, for example art, but few cultures develop the more complex ideas, for example perspective drawing. The weakness in this analysis is that an idea might be very difficult to spontaneously generate but relatively easy to maintain in a culture. It does not necessarily give a guide as to how much teaching effort is required. It is however a useful way to look at powerful ideas.
The idea of [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/08/powerful-ideas-discourse.html non-universals] was started by Kay and furthered by Kerr. The idea being that all cultures spontaneously develop some ideas, for example art, but few cultures develop the more complex ideas, for example perspective drawing. The weakness in this analysis is that an idea might be very difficult to spontaneously generate but relatively easy to maintain in a culture. It does not necessarily give a guide as to how much teaching effort is required. It is however a useful way to look at powerful ideas.
Universals
- language
- communication
- fantasies
- stories
- tools and art
- superstition
- religion and magic
- play and games
- differences over similarities (?)
- quick reactions to patterns
- vendetta, and more
non universals
- reading and writing
- deductive abstract mathematics
- model based science
- equal rights
- democracy
- perspective drawing
- theory of harmony (?)
- similarities over differences (?)
- slow deep thinking
- agriculture
- legal systems
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