John Dewey Quotes About Achievement

Quotes about: Achievement

• Even in a savage tribe, the achievements of adults are far beyond what the immature members would be capable of if left to themselves. With the growth of civilization, the gap between the original capacities of the immature and the standards and customs of the elders increases.

  John Dewey

  Civilization, Achievement, Growth

  John Dewey, (2013). “Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education”, p.12, Read Books Ltd

• The young of human beings compare so poorly in original efficiency with the young of many of the lower animals, that even the powers needed for physical sustentation have to be acquired under tuition. How much more, then, is this the case with respect to all the technological, artistic, scientific, and moral achievements of humanity!

  John Dewey

  Animal, Achievement, Humanity

  John Dewey, (2013). “Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education”, p.13, Read Books Ltd

• A tribe, let us say, is warlike. The successes for which it strives, the achievements upon which it sets store, are connected with fighting and victory.

  John Dewey

  Fighting, Achievement, Victory

  John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.19, Courier Corporation

• As a society becomes more enlightened, it realizes that it is responsible not to transmit and conserve the whole of its existing achievements, but only such as make for a better future society. The school is its chief agency for the accomplishment of this end.

  John Dewey

  School, Agency, Accomplishment

  John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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