Uber viele Dinge urteilen Kinder, von Systemgeist, Leidenschaft und Gelehrsamkeit unverfuhrt, weit richtiger als Erwachsene.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Children often judge matters more accurately than adults, free from system‑mind, passion, and scholarship.
- In plain terms
- Kids can be more correct than grown‑ups.
- What can you take from it?
- Value children's unbiased judgments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When are children's judgments reliable?
- How to blend child insight with adult expertise?
Another view
Lack of experience may limit children's understanding of complexity.
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