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“[T]he schools, through reliance upon the spur of competition and the bestowing of special honors and prizes, only build up and strengthen the disposition that makes an individual when he leaves school employ his special talents and superior skill to outwit his fellow without respect for the welfare of others”

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John Dewey
John Dewey

John Dewey was an American philosopher and educator, born on October 20, 1859, and died on June 1, 1952. He was a leading figure in the philosophy of pragmatism and had a profound impact on 20th-century education, philosophy, and the social sciences. more

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