'The idea had been that a child is like a miniature adult who learns in the same way as an adult - if I want to know something, I find a book and accumulate the knowledge. But Piaget showed that with a child this idea is totally wrong. A young child learns through touching and feeling and using their senses.' Peter Sutherland, a lecturer in education at Stirling University, on Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, the Times
Peter Sutherland, a lecturer in education at Stirling University, on Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, the Times
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