I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of educati…

Helen Keller
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I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. ✨ The Story of My Life.
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