Jean Piaget

"Everytime we teach a child something, we prevent him from inventing it himself."

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Source: Jean Racine, Robert Bruce Boswell (1908). “The Dramatic Works of Jean Racine: A Metrical English Version”

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Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget

Psychologist, Philosopher

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development and cognitive theory.

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