"Children must be taught how to think, not…" — Margaret Mead

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think."

— Margaret Mead

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162 Quotes by Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead has 162 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

American society is very like a fish society. . . . Among certain species of fish, the only thing which…
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women,…
People in America, of course, live in all sorts of fashions, because they are foreigners, or unlucky, or depraved, or…
The closest friends I made all through life have been people who also grew up close to a loved and…
We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of…
In this country, some people start being miserable about growing old while they are still young.
EARTH DAY uses one of humanity's great discoveries, the discovery of anniversaries by which, throughout time, human beings have kept…
To the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to…
It was not until we saw the picture of the earth, from the moon, that we realized how small and…
The negative cautions of science are never popular.
You just have to learn not to care about the dusty mites under the beds.

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More Autism Quotes

This quote is filed under Autism Quotes, one of 180 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation. — Mary Bono
I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned… — Clay Aiken
I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why… — Jerry Newport
Joy is always a function of gratitude - and gratitude is always a function of perspective. — Ann Voskamp
I walk slowly, but never backwards. — Abraham Lincoln
Autism is not a choice. Acceptance is. Imagine if the opposite was true. — Stuart Duncan
I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child. — Jet Li
I see people with Asperger's syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life. — Tony Attwood
Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability. — Stuart Duncan
It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential. — Hans Asperger
Nobel prize-calibre geniuses often have certain core autistic features at their heart. — Unknown Author
If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn. — Unknown Author

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