Curiosity is not an accidental isolated possession; it is a necessary consequence of the fact that an experience is a moving, changing thing, involving all kinds of connections with other things.
John Dewey
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- Democracy and Education (1916), Chapter XVI, “The Significance of Geography and History,” section 1; Read chapter heading and extended passage before and after this sentence. Dewey connects curiosity with active experience and argues that educators should support its outward reach. Public-domain ori
- Democracy and Education (1916), Chapter XVI, “The Significance of Geography and History,” section 1
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