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The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.

The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.

Approximate author period: c. 1905 AD · modern

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John Dewey
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Approximate author period: c. 1905 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for John Dewey: life dates 1859 to 1952. Wikidata Q131805, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131805 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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