Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society... But for me, education means making creators... You have to make inventors, innovators, not conformists.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Piaget contrasts standard education which copies society with his goal of creating inventors. He wants students to innovate rather than conform.
- In plain terms
- Education should make creators and innovators, not just conformists like the adults.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus education on fostering innovation and invention instead of conformity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should education reproduce or transform society?
- What stops us from being creators?
Another view
It assumes innovation is always preferable to cultural stability or tradition.
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