“The arts make vivid the fact that words do not, in their literal form or number, exhaust what we can know. The limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.”
Quote by Elliot W. Eisner
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Elliot W. Eisner
Elliot W. Eisner was an influential educational theorist and scholar, known for his work in the field of educational evaluation. Born on March 10, 1933, and passing away on January 10, 2014, Eisner is renowned for his research on the role of assessment and the arts in education. more
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