Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Amos Bronson Alcott
Born: November 29, 1799
Died: March 4, 1888 (aged 88)
Bio: Amos Bronson Alcott was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment.
Known for:
- Concord Days (1872)
- Conversations With Children on the Gospel (1836)
- Sonnets And Canzonets (1882)
- Notes of Conversations, 1848-1875
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1882)
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