The Love Of Learning David Mccullough Summary

In the address “The Love of Learning”, David McCullough gives the commencement address to the graduating scholars at Boston College, discussing what it means to love to learn. He describes how mounds of information is available to us at the tips of our fingers, and how this has affected us as a society. Since facts are so easily accessible, many don’t really “learn” any more. He states, “But information, let us be clear, isn’t learning…Facts alone are never enough”. To learn, it takes from the individual ardor, desire, and passion/interest. He goes into detail of how reading helps us to accomplish this task, and how a lot of what we read helps dictate who we become in the end. He concludes with the opportunities that arise from one following