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John Dewey Quotes

John Dewey quotes about thinking

American Philosopher October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952

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John Dewey quote: "Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns..."
Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. John Dewey
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
The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in behalf of purposes that are intrinsically worth while. The commonest mistake made about freedom is, I think, to identify it with freedom of movement, or, with the external or physical side of activity. John Dewey
John Dewey quote: "Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the..."
Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy. John Dewey
John Dewey quote: "We only think when we are confronted with problems."
We only think when we are confronted with problems. John Dewey
For in spite of itself any movement that thinks and acts in terms of an ‘ism becomes so involved in reaction against other ‘isms that it is unwittingly controlled by them. For it then forms its principles by reaction against them instead of by a comprehensive, constructive survey of actual needs, problems, and possibilities. John Dewey
John Dewey quote: "We only think when confronted with a problem."
We only think when confronted with a problem. John Dewey

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