Education Quotes

"A child's emotional vocabulary begins with the responses they receive."

"To provide comfort is to provide the foundation for all learning."

"The responsive caregiver is the infant's first teacher of trust."

"The basic principle of good teaching is that nobody can teach anybody anything"

"Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward"

"The only good kind of teaching is that which gets ahead of development."

"A child's learning begins long before school attendance and no school has ever had to bring culture down to the child."

"What the child can do in cooperation today he can do alone tomorrow."

"Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level."

"Children grow into the intellectual life of those around them."

"Learning is not development; however, properly organized learning results in mental development."

"The cultural development of the child is the result of interaction with the cultural environment."

"Direct teaching of concepts is impossible and fruitless. A teacher who tries to teach directly teaches very little."

"The most effective learning happens through social interaction and cultural transmission."

"Culture is the stage on which our minds develop."

"Without words, imagination would be severely limited and knowledge transmission would be nearly impossible."

"Higher psychological functions develop as the child internalizes social interactions."

"Learning scaffolded by knowledgeable others creates the conditions for growth."

"Children internalize the culture around them through guided participation."

"The child's intellectual development depends on his social environment."

"Education is the most powerful tool for changing the world."

"What a child learns with support today, he does alone tomorrow."

"The internalization of socially rooted and historically developed activities is the distinguishing feature of human psychology."

"A child's ability to learn from others is the basis of human development."

"Through collaborative learning, the child becomes competent in new domains."

"The future of a child lies in the hands of his teacher."

"Learning and development do not coincide; learning leads development."

"Teaching is effective when it reaches just beyond the child's current competence."

"The most important discovery is that learning happens in the space between what we can do alone and what we can do with help."

"The development of the child is inseparable from the development of culture."