Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Quote of the Day

He wrote extensively on how schools should be made more attractive to boys and girls and thus more productive. His own co-educational school at Santiniketan had many progressive features. The emphasis here was on self-motivation rather than on discipline, and on fostering intellectual curiosity rather than competitive excellence.

- Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

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