Jean Piaget

"The more we learn, the more we realize how much we don't know."

"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice."

"Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house."

"The development of the object concept passes through the whole of sensori-motor development."

"Reflection is the basis of all human progress."

"The child must be free to choose his own path of learning."

"Every element of thought is characterized by a certain logic."

"The formation of concepts is one of the highest intellectual processes."

"A person's understanding is limited by the structure of his mind at any given time."

"The physical world and the world of ideas are not separate."

"The growth of knowledge is an ongoing process of construction and reconstruction."

"The human mind is not a blank slate but an active processor of information."

"Education is the process of adapting the individual to the social environment."

"The purpose of education is not to create passive recipients of information."

"Curiosity is the driving force behind all learning and discovery."

"The child's development is not a simple unfolding of predetermined characteristics."

"Understanding requires active engagement with the material to be learned."

"The relationship between teacher and student is one of mutual respect and growth."

"Play is the answer to how anything new comes into the world."

"The essence of learning is the construction of new mental structures."

"A child's mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."

"The development of thought is a process of increasing complexity and abstraction."

"Education must account for the child's biological, psychological, and social development."

"The concept of time develops gradually through the child's interaction with the world."

"Learning is not the result of development; rather, development is the result of learning."

"The child's understanding of causality develops through concrete experiences."

"Creativity is the capacity to generate new ideas and to combine old ideas in new ways."

"The development of moral understanding is tied to cognitive development."

"Adaptation to the environment is the fundamental principle of all living organisms."

"The growth of knowledge is not linear but cyclical and recursive."