I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.
Carl Rogers
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- The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.
- The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
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