We rarely recognize the extent in which our conscious estimates of what is worth while and what is not, are due to standards of which we are not conscious at all. But in general it may be said that the things which we take for granted without inquiry or reflection are just the things which determine our conscious thinking and decide our conclusions. John Dewey
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  1. 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.

  2. The goal of education is to enable individuals to continue their education.

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