The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done - men who are creative, inventive and discoverers

Quote by Jean Piaget

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In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things,...

In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things,...

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of...

It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of...

Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.

Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.

Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view...

Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view...

Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a...

Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a...

This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of...

This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of...

Knowing reality means constructing systems of transformations that correspond, more or less adequately, to reality.

Knowing reality means constructing systems of transformations that correspond, more or less adequately, to reality.

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that...

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that...

On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It...

On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It...

The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the...

The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the...

From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects...

From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects...

The first type of abstraction from objects I shall refer to as simple abstraction, but...

The first type of abstraction from objects I shall refer to as simple abstraction, but...

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who...

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who...

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my...

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my...

Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions.

Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions.

To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is...

To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is...

Creativity not committed to public purpose is merely therapy or ego satisfaction.

Creativity not committed to public purpose is merely therapy or ego satisfaction.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

Creativity is to think more efficiently

Creativity is to think more efficiently

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Goals are always in demand. There will always be a market for a striker who...

Goals are always in demand. There will always be a market for a striker who...