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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

Other quotes by John Dewey

Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. – John Dewey

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Failure
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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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Back to School
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. – William Arthur Ward

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

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Back to School

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? – Erich Fromm

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Back to School

Education is the movement from darkness to light. – Allan Bloom

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