"The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done."
-Jean Piaget
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"I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my mother's poor mental health.“
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"In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things, whereas knowledge of self is stopped by this purely practical and utilitarian contact."
-Jean Piaget
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"Scientific knowledge is in perpetual evolution it finds itself changed from one day to the next."
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"To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is essentially active."
-Jean Piaget
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"Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view of genetic epistemology, is to explain how the transition is made from a lower level of knowledge to a level that is judged to be higher."
-Jean Piaget
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"The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly."
-Jean Piaget
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"It's been proven that fitting more activity into your day can greatly improve your health."
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"Yoga is at the core of my health and wellness routine even if it's only for 10 to 15 minutes I find it helps me to re-center and to focus as well as improve my overall core strength."
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"I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families."
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