Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make it the full meaning of the present life.
John DeweyA child might be made to bow every time he met a certain person by pressure on his neck muscles, and bowing would finally become automatic. It would not, however, be an act of recognition or deference on his part, till he did it with a certain end in view - as having a certain meaning.
John DeweyTo the being of fully alive, the future is not ominous but a promise; it surrounds the present like a halo.
John DeweyTalk of democracy has little content when big business rules the life of the country through its control of the means of production, exchange, the press and other means of publicity, propaganda and communication.
John Dewey