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But neither the relation nor grasp of its meaning is foreign to the experience of
even the young child. When a child two or three years of age learns not to
approach a flame too closely and yet to draw near enough a stove to get its
warmth he is ...
But neither the relation nor grasp of its meaning is foreign to the experience of
even the young child. When a child two or three years of age learns not to
approach a flame too closely and yet to draw near enough a stove to get its
warmth he is ...
Page 105
ences of the young are filled with cases of the means—consequence relation]
There is not a meal cooked nor a source of illumination employed that does not
exemplify this relation. The trouble with education is not the absence of situations
in ...
ences of the young are filled with cases of the means—consequence relation]
There is not a meal cooked nor a source of illumination employed that does not
exemplify this relation. The trouble with education is not the absence of situations
in ...
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But the principle of organization of activity in terms of some perception of the
relation of consequences to means applies even with the very young. Otherwise
an activity ceases to be educative because it is blind. With increased maturity, the
...
But the principle of organization of activity in terms of some perception of the
relation of consequences to means applies even with the very young. Otherwise
an activity ceases to be educative because it is blind. With increased maturity, the
...
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Contents
THE NEED OF A THEORY OF | 12 |
PERIENCE I | 16 |
CRITERIA OF EXPERIENCE | 23 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Experience and Education Issue 10 of The Kappa Delta Pi lecture series |
| Author | John Dewey |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1951 |
| Length | 116 pages |
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