Even today, in our industrial life, apart from certain values of industriousness and thrift, the intellectual and emotional reaction of the forms of human association under which the world's work is carried on receives little attention as compared with physical output.

I believe that in the ideal school we have the reconciliation of the individualistic and the institutional ideals.

I should venture to assert that the most pervasive fallacy of philosophic thinking goes back to neglect of context.

There is no common understanding, and no community life. But in a shared activity, each person refers what he is doing to what the other is doing and vice-versa.

One of the saddest things about US education is that the wisdom of our most successful teachers is lost to the profession when they retire.

If the eye is constantly greeted by harmonious objects, having elegance of form and color, a standard of taste naturally grows up.

It is obvious to any observer that in every western country the increase of importance of public schools has been at least coincident with the relaxation of older family ties.