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. (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.

John Dewey

Related topics

learning learn nature something thinking

Related quotes

I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding; they learn by some other way - by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile! View quote
Richard Feynman
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. View quote
Paramahansa Yogananda
Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school. View quote
Beverly Cleary
Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all. View quote
Bob Dole
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. View quote
Doris Lessing