The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end.
JOHN DEWEYOf all affairs, communication is the most wonderful.
More John Dewey Quotes
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I feel the gods are pretty dead, though I suppose I ought to know that however, to be somewhat more philosophical in the matter, if atheism means simply not being a theist, then of course I’m an atheist.
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The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important.
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Never let fear define who you are, and never let where you came from determine where you are going.
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Most notable distinction between living and inanimate beings is that the former maintain themselves by renewal.
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The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.
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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
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The vine of pedant theory is attached at both ends to the pillars of observed subject-matter.
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I believe finally, that education must be conceived as a continuing reconstruction of experience; that the process and the goal of education are one and the same thing.
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Holding the mind to a subject is like holding a ship to its course; it implies constant change of place combined with unity of direction.
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Education is not preparation for life, Education is life itself.
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The goal of education is to enable individuals to continue their education.
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To me faith means not worrying.
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The conception that growth and progress are just approximations to a final unchanging goal is the last infirmity of the mind in its transition from a static to a dynamic understanding of life.
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We may lead a horse to water we cannot make him drink; and that while we can shut a man up in a penitentiary we cannot make him penitent.
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We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.
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