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The child who defines a lie as being a "naughty word" knows perfectly well that lying consists in not speaking the truth. He is not, therefore, mista… - Jean Piaget
" "The child who defines a lie as being a "naughty word" knows perfectly well that lying consists in not speaking the truth. He is not, therefore, mistaking one thing for another, he is simply identifying them one with another by what seems to us a quaint extension of the word "lie".
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About Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss developmental psychologist, famous for his work with children and his theory of cognitive development.
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Jean William Fritz Piaget
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The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered.
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