Learned Ignorance: De Docta Ignorancia

Becoming a teachable person has two prerequisites: There must be a teacher and a person willing to be taught. Increasingly, Western culture has become an environment that celebrates and platforms the brilliant teachers. We need teachers. And plenty of resourceful books on teaching can be found at any local bookstore. More elusive, though, are trusted guides showing us how to become teachable. 

Openness to being taught reveals one’s hunger for the…