The elements of instruction… should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion…. Let early education be rather a sort of amusement; this will better enable you to find the natural bent of the child.
Plato
A Sort of Amusement
Topic: Education & Character
“The elements of instruction… should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion. Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore do not use compulsion, but let early education be rather a sort of amusement; this will better enable you to find the natural bent of the child.“
The Republic
Plato. The Republic. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, C. Scribner's Sons, 1871.
Plato
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Plato, The Republic