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“A being whose activities are associated with others has a social environment. What he does and what he can do depend upon the expectations, demands, approvals, and condemnations of others.”

Quote by John Dewey

Book:Democracy And Education

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Democracy And Education

This seminal work delves into the intersection of democracy and education, examining how democratic principles can influence and be influenced by educational institutions and curricula. The author critically analyzes the historical and contemporary aspects of democratic education, offering insights into the development of democratic societies through education. more

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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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“A being connected with other beings cannot perform his own activities without taking the activities of others into account. For they are the indispensable conditions of the realization of his tendencies. When he moves he stirs them and reciprocally.”

Moving Conditions Activity Accounts Connected Tendencies Realization Indispensable

Book:Democracy And Education

Source: Democracy And Education

“Thinking and feeling that have to do with action in association with others is as much a social mode of behavior as is the most overt cooperative or hostile act.”

Thinking Feelings Action Social Behavior Association Hostile Cooperatives

Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

“Even dogs and horses have their actions modified by association with human beings; they form different habits because human beings are concerned with what they do.”

Humans Different Action Form Human Beings Dog Habit Concerned Horse Association

Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

“The activity of the immature human being is simply played upon to secure habits which are useful. He is trained like an animal rather than educated like a human being. His instincts remain attached to their original objects of pain or pleasure. But to get happiness or to avoid the pain of failure he has to act in a way agreeable to others.”

Way Humans Pain Human Beings Pleasure Animal Objects Habit Activity Originals Instinct Educated Secure Immature

Book:The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, Volume 9: 1916, Democracy and Education

Source: The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, Volume 9: 1916, Democracy and Education

“A tribe, let us say, is warlike. The successes for which it strives, the achievements upon which it sets store, are connected with fighting and victory.”

Fighting Victory Achievement Strive Connected Stores Tribes Strife

Book:Democracy And Education

Source: Democracy And Education

“The importance of language in gaining knowledge is doubtless the chief cause of the common notion that knowledge may be passed directly from one to another. It almost seems as if all we have to do to convey an idea into the mind of another is to convey a sound into his ear. Thus imparting knowledge gets assimilated to a purely physical process.”

Ifs Mind May Ideas Seems Language Causes Process Sound Common Ears Importance Notion Chiefs Gaining Knowledge

Book:Democracy And Education

Source: Democracy And Education

“The bare fact that language consists of sounds which are mutually intelligible is enough of itself to show that its meaning depends upon connection with a shared experience.”

Enough Facts Shows Language Sound Depends Connections Shared Experiences

Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

“Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.”

Way Giving Thoughtful Giving Back

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“Understanding one another means that objects, including sounds, have the same value for both with respect to carrying on a common pursuit.”

Mean Values Understanding Sound Common Objects Including Pursuit Carrying On

Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

“When words do not enter as factors into a shared situation, either overtly or imaginatively, they operate as pure physical stimuli, not as having a meaning or intellectual value. They set activity running in a given groove, but there is no accompanying conscious purpose or meaning.”

Running Purpose Values Given Situation Pure Activity Intellectual Conscious Factors Stimulus Groove

Book:Democracy And Education

Source: Democracy And Education