Quote by W. Edwards Deming

The aim of education should be to preserve and nurture the yearning for learning that a child is born with. Grades and gold stars destroy this yearning for learning.

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Letter to David Bayless, 6 February 1992.

Learn more on these ideas: Deming Podcast with Dr. Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District and Encouraging Curiosity in Kids

Categories: education, psychology, rewards

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