Jean Piaget

1896–1980

Jean Piaget (1896–1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for research on children’s development and the construction of knowledge. At the University of Geneva he founded the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in 1955; his account of active learning continues to influence education.

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“When you teach a child something you take away forever his chance of discovering it for himself”

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