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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

  • Experience — Learning through living, doing, and facing the world
  • Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection

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“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.”
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