# Emerson — Democracy and Education character guide

> Emerson in Democracy and Education by John Dewey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0038-iv-the-individualistic-ideal-of-the-eighteenth-century

## Who they are

American transcendentalist writer on individualism and self-reliance.

## In the story

### [Education as Growth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iv-education-as-growth)

Quoted extensively on respecting the child's nature while guiding it, emphasizing the teacher's profound responsibility.

### [The Educational Bearings of the Conception of Development](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iii-the-educational-bearings-of-the-conception-of-development)

Quoted at length on respecting the child, keeping his nature while training off excess, and the profound demands this places on the teacher.

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