‘I tell my son that i don’t want him to obey because there are ‘rules’ but to understand why there are rules… I don’t care if they learn how to use a certain tool… I want people to focus on the feel of the knowledge’

What a lovely concept: ‘feeling’ knowledge. Suggests a role for the subconscious in learning, for an elevation of the status of intuition in practice, and a role for the body in our digital age (which my legs are reassured by!)

So what are the implications for pedagogy: I’d like to hear more about how this view plays out in the modern learning environment. How do you foster a sense of purpose with this as your outcome? How do you assess whether someone has got a feel for knowledge? What about knowledge that we have that we haven’t yet acquired a feel for – is it of lower value?