Since changes are going on anyway the great thing is to learn enough about them so that we will be able to lay hold of them and turn them in the direction of our desires. Condi-tions and events are neither to be fled from nor passively acquiesced in they are to be utilized and directed.
John Dewey
John Dewey
Philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer

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John Dewey was a 19th-century American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Change — Embracing transformation, growth, and new beginnings

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