John Dewey Quote

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.


Dewey's dialectic (ed. 1971)


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...

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...

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...

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...