La tache de l'educateur est de faire repasser l'esprit de l'enfant par ou a passe celui de ses peres, en passant rapidement par certaines etapes mais en n'en supprimant aucune. A ce compte, l'histoire de la science doit etre notre guide.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The educator must guide a child's mind through the same stages as their parents, without skipping any, using the history of science as a guide.
- In plain terms
- Teach children by following the same steps as previous generations, using science history.
- What can you take from it?
- Use scientific history to inform education without omitting stages.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we balance tradition with new discoveries?
- Which stages are most essential today?
Another view
It assumes all scientific stages are equally relevant to modern education.
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