Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing…

John Dewey
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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 (1980). The Middle Works, 1899-1924, p.161, SIU Press
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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 (1980). The Middle Works, 1899-1924, p.161, SIU Press

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