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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. -

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

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Genuine ignorance is… profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. – John Dewey

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Ignorance
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John Dewey
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Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home. – John Dewey

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Home
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Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. – John Dewey

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Adaptability
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You learn something every day if you pay attention. – Ray LeBlond

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An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. – Author unknown, commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin

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Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes too busy later. – Dana Stewart Scott

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. – Henry Brooks Adams

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