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“Many people who talk about the discovery method of teaching are really talking about arranging a lesson or an experiment so that students discover what they are supposed to discover. That is not an exploration. The whole tradition of exploration is being lost for entire generations.”

Quote by Frank Oppenheimer

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Frank Oppenheimer

Frank Oppenheimer was a renowned physicist, born on August 14, 1912, and passed away on February 3, 1985. He made significant contributions to the field of physics, particularly in atomic nuclear physics and particle physics. more

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