For instance, many American math professors don't remember large numbers of formulae themselves. What they stress is being able to use formulae imaginatively, and create new formulae. This is the real function and purpose of education.
比如說，許多美國數學教授自己都記不得諸多公式，他們強調的是如何活用這些公式，創出新公式，這才是教育的功能與目的。