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“Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.”
― Education For A New World
― Education For A New World
“We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.”
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“How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!”
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
“Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry. ”
― Reconstruction in Philosophy
― Reconstruction in Philosophy
“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.”
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