The right kind of education consists in understanding the child as he is without imposing upon him an ideal of what we think he should be. To enclose him in the framework of an ideal is to encourage him to conform, which breeds fear and produces in him a constant conflict between what he is and what he should be; and all inward conflicts have their outward manifestations in society.

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Themes

  • Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity
  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back

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