The task of education is not merely to reproduce society as ... - Dewey, John

This quote is attributed to Dewey, John.

"The task of education is not merely to reproduce society as it is, but to imagine and work toward society as it should be."

Dewey, John Education

Philosopher-Educator American 1859–1952

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