The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered. Jean Piaget
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Whenever there is a school, there are different educational systems. One of these schools is focused on repeating what has been done before. They may have great teachers, but they are not creative, inventive, or discoverers. When their children go to college they are unable to be critical and verify.

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