Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and... - John Dewey
"Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results."
More quotes by John Dewey
"The goal of education is to enable individuals to continue their education."
"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness."
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
"Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes."
"The goal of education is to enable individuals to continue their education."