History Of Education

The theme of this book is the development of creativity as a basic concept ineducational thought. Man's quest for education represents at the same time hissearch for creativity. To be creative implies a capacity for self-definition,the ability to discipline one's powers, the vision of new goals, and theapplication of this vision to daily existence. Creative education represents anaffirmation of man; it symbolizes an unwavering faith in his intellectual andmoral capacities, so that the gulf between the realm of ideals and actuality canbe narrowed.