To be interested is to be absorbed in, wrapped up in, carried away by,…

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To be interested is to be absorbed in, wrapped up in, carried away by, some object. To take an interest is to be on the alert, to care about, to be attentive. ✨ John Dewey (2015). Democracy and Education, p.130, Sheba Blake Publishing
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To be interested is to be absorbed in, wrapped up in, carried away by, some object. To take an interest is to be on the alert, to care about, to be attentive. ✨ John Dewey (2015). Democracy and Education, p.130, Sheba Blake Publishing

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