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Learning Upon the Shoulders of Giants

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Educational Considerations Volume 26 Number 1 Article 11 9-1-1998 Learning Upon the Shoulders of Giants Russell D. James Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations  Part of the Higher Education Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License. Recommended Citation James, Russell D. (1998) "Learning Upon the Shoulders of Giants," Educational Considerations: Vol. 26: No. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.1339 This Reviews is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. BOOK REVIEW: Learning Up on the Shoulders of Giants ~~ of ""k, Run,11 n. Sword of 1", "Zi"~lio~: )I Haff-C""wry 0/ Worary Conflict. G r~od R,prds Mf: WIII~m S, ["Mns Pubfuhrllg Com~ny. IW5 Ru.uif 0./."",. Tile Swotd 0{ lmogUIIIIlOO II In IUIOOq .. phy 01 lhe Ili:he$l Glhber. Wlln .... by RusstU A. 1(,,1; •• proillic edlJCl.t,on.t wntt, ,nd problbl)' the Iw lrut Am "":I" ml" QI !em,s_ K"I; porn{, lor tht ,m le, " prc tu ">QLIt por!r'il 01 himstll IIHWv. Ir.. u'" 01 tht tIl od person n,""h"", Rvdln& thl< Io(l/u"", ror the KCOOd h"'" In ., fT\Iny )'I'lr"l. I " membettd , qIJOte 110m orte 01 Kilt ', Olher W<l,r. , Tilt RooIs 0{ Amflioon O",U: -M~nkrnd <>n Induft .rryth:n& bill boftdom'- KII~ rd.l .. In Tilt Sword O/I"""inollOrl ."yttung bul bo.wom. H. 'ill".,.., tt.. rude, thrwv. porgn.nt lIWgery (he I,Ie of • son iIIId ,.-.odro:1, ' tlld.,,!. soI die" pro lmor, m. n of Itmrs .• rId hu, t , ntf 100 f. thtr t-t:> pOrt of Kil~'s !rl<. I b(lievt. ~s win" KiI\ knew INt p4l111g l~ throUEh IorrN! edlJCl.llOO IS ~ndlbl • . b"lln,omplet~ SIr,h .0 edUC3boo eln Iud to~· dom .nd coofu,ill n Kirk I.m lnd, u, th.t "til e bn!-rem tm bt red It.,mng. Ind ollen the mow !-OM.,y. I;.s beyood (he d.,,,oom -Th. l!oIuIt IUdellurns f,om r(ldlnR IhlS book th.l boredom 001)' CO<llU from ffi..::;lborul ,dleness .nd tho: negIe<\ of imigl",t."., One w::I1 " COIrn! rel.(e<j by Kilk ,n TM Sword of lma.! iMt''''' IS tilt ItOry of hiS " ;rIei s to ·ClStlt Sor"11 - Kil' , when • oc.:tor,1 student It SI. And~s ~rllty io Scottand. "",ted .n old asdt th.t Nd betn !J.Une<:I ,nto I Jdorn"rItory 10, delinquent boys of the s.:ot!tS~ ~ u m '_ nus Borst. 1. I" e .mil)' others In BotM ru med , Ite ' tho Ill" wdl d.r."qL.Otnt OK.dlmy .... " Ke~l , hod sprung u~ .ftcr World WIJ II 11 W3lthought by thost soclII 'dormen oIt"" post· ~r ~Irs lh:!t :1 the sutt prorodtd tor e\ll;f\lthlllg. lhen • person 'IoQU ld be co<1tenl!d . nd IXl1 nee d to be<;r;:.rne . crr m:n.1 SuI. il:i~ . tht WInd, 01 tMh bl<JW , .. hl\l '0 lilt I. eu 01 soc,.1 ,dormm. as (VJd~nr;od by tho: 801$1;11 rdor"'"tor .. ~ Soxh dr:-.dop menu In soc;"1 ~Iflft do not -..01<, IS (he eoocallOn of !"" ~sses W", IllQwn to ruult In boredom f,om e~pe ,i rn e n t. 1 ch, ng' , The "forlmls .1 u stle 8or<l.1 Nod not .hm,n.ted boredom. II>ey h~ ooly chmll"d III ~ 01 residence. lrom skrm< to ,.,lorrNloo ••. 10< Rtfs"'" KIt\; (,,'" edLKlt>on WOII!he Sl,.,n ~then lng 01 mind , nd ,oul, IO r<v<r in te,tw in ed but often the I,,"O(en! YI, tlm of I n .u"""""ed unr>Ythng by ,00JjI ,dormers. To <:due.1< I .... miod Ind <o.,t 01. ""rson. ont muwSIInd on tho .hOufde" of (he ".nts of the p.a<1, petrl ng ,"10 h"tcry to Ir.oe ~ud .ntly on th~ p,ue~t. K,,~ u",d Til< Sword oj l lit I "'<lgma(i~n \0 r<>1 ool~ tell of hl$ 1,1e . ,. INn of It.,mng. but to tooc>l. othcrl on I"" true ""'.n$ 01 <:due.\oon find"" el<Otemenl lround .-y COm..- trl~ In .nlXl~I"'" .nd In ,~I:<>ol: Iud WI th dillgeoct, (xungul!-i1 lng wedom IltOiltther Ru. u ll O. l.mu ;.Il .. d .... te <ludenl in wunuUnc. Ad.m. St.te College. Alamo ... CO. fdurotwnal ConsidtratlOns 1James: Learning Upon the Shoulders of GiantsPublished by New Prairie Press, 2017

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