March 30, 2009

I’m sitting in the library at Hiram College visiting my daughter and checking out the books. I came across this by Immanuel Kant, from his book Education. It made me laugh. 1. Man is the only being who needs education…. 2. Animals use their powers… according to a regular plan–that is, in a way not …

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It is imperative that young children experience repeatedly the joy of solving puzzles and problems of increasing complexity and difficulty. Without the self-confidence this cultivates, thinking is destroyed by apprehension. Such puzzles will also help them discover and live with the limits to their abilities and authority. Success in life rests on understanding and relating …

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