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John Dewey

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Quotes by John Dewey

"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness."

- John Dewey

Happiness

"The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better."

- John Dewey

Personal Growth

"Confidence is directness and courage in meeting the facts of life."

- John Dewey

Courage

"The most important attitude that can be found is the desire to go on learning."

- John Dewey

Learning

"We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience."

- John Dewey

Learning

"To me faith means not worrying."

- John Dewey

Faith

"A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience."

- John Dewey

Connection to Earth

"Life is a great adventure, or it is nothing."

- John Dewey

Aspirations

"Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality."

- John Dewey

Empowerment

"If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow."

- John Dewey

Change

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience."

- John Dewey

Reflection

"We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience."

- John Dewey

Reflection

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."

- John Dewey

Education

""Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.""

- John Dewey

Education

"Any genuine teaching will result, if successful, in someone’s knowing how to bring about a better condition of things than existed earlier."

- John Dewey

Education

"Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself."

- John Dewey

Education

"Purposeful action is thus the goal of all that is truly educative."

- John Dewey

Education

"Luck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid."

- John Dewey

Wisdom

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another."

- John Dewey

New Beginnings