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Emerson
American transcendentalist writer on individualism and self-reliance.
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First appearance: iv the individualistic ideal of the eighteenth century
Emerson shows up with force in Education as Growth. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted extensively on respecting the child's nature while guiding it, emphasizing the teacher's profound responsibility.
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In Education as Growth: Quoted extensively on respecting the child's nature while guiding it, emphasizing the teacher's profound responsibility. Later, in The Educational Bearings of the Conception of Development:…
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