Jerome Bruner
An influential cognitive psychologist who made significant contributions to educational psychology, perception, and the study of narrative.
Quotes by Jerome Bruner
To understand is to know what to do.
The function of education is to help the child realize his full potential.
We are not just observers of the world, but participants in its creation.
The child's learning is a spiral process, not a linear one.
The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly.
The act of learning is an act of constructing meaning.
The culture of education is the culture of meaning-making.
The child's play is not just fun, but a serious business of learning.
The purpose of education is to create autonomous learners.
The human mind is a tool-making mind.
Learning is an adventure, not a chore.
The most powerful ideas are the simplest ones.
We are not just products of our culture, but producers of our culture.
The child's development is a continuous process of reorganization.
The goal of education is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
The human mind is a narrative mind.
Learning is a social process.
The most effective way to teach is to inspire.
Culture is a system of meanings.
The child's mind is a mind in motion.