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title: "1 Learning Play Quotes By Caroline Pratt"
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> [Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/childhood-s-work-is-learning-and-it-is-in-his-play-that-the-child/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

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## More by Caroline Pratt

> [Children do not grow up all of a piece; look for the child of seven, especially to take many backward glances at the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/children-do-not-grow-up-all-of-a-piece-look-for-the-child-of-seven/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [It is only in retrospect that the high points of our lives rise up, flaunting banners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/it-is-only-in-retrospect-that-the-high-points-of-our-lives-rise-up/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [ Education \[is\] not an end in itself but \[is\] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/education-is-not-an-end-in-itself-but-is-the-first-step-in-a-progress/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/childhood-s-work-is-learning-and-it-is-in-his-play-that-the-child/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [ A school’s job \[is\] to begin education. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/a-school-s-job-is-to-begin-education/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [“This was not the last time I was to spoil my own fun by asking questions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/this-was-not-the-last-time-i-was-to-spoil-my-own-fun-by-asking/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [“The more closely he has observed the tugboat, the more deeply he has been stirred by it, and the more eagerly and vividly he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/the-more-closely-he-has-observed-the-tugboat-the-more-deeply-he-has/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [“In his play he is no longer an onlooker merely; he is a part of the busy world of adults. He is practicing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/in-his-play-he-is-no-longer-an-onlooker-merely-he-is-a-part-of-the/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/the-most-important-phase-of-a-child-s-life-was-the-beginning-of-it-he/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [The child, unhampered, does not waste time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/the-child-unhampered-does-not-waste-time/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [“From the earliest days, we knew that it was not possible to do good work with the little children without the help of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/from-the-earliest-days-we-knew-that-it-was-not-possible-to-do-good/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/children-learn-eagerly-and-well-when-they-have-need-of-the-knowledge/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [The freest child is the child who is most interested in what he is doing, and at whose hand are the materials for his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/the-freest-child-is-the-child-who-is-most-interested-in-what-he-is/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/a-lifetime-is-not-too-long-to-spend-in-learning-about-the-world/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

> [Children...need most of the same things adults need--consideration, respect for their work, the knowledge that they and the things they do are taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/children-need-most-of-the-same-things-adults-need-consideration/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

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