http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/opini ... -task.html
This item by NYT columnist David Brooks appeared several days ago; I noted it then but didn't read it until this morning. Much of what it has to say is relevant to the process(es) of learning a language. It may not ring a bell with everybody, but I found it rather intriguing.
The Structures of Growth: Learning Is No Easy Task
The Structures of Growth: Learning Is No Easy Task
οὔτοι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς πάντα θεοὶ θνητοῖς ὑπέδειξαν,
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)