Jerome Bruner
An influential cognitive psychologist who made significant contributions to educational psychology, perception, and the study of narrative.
Quotes by Jerome Bruner
The purpose of education is to liberate the mind.
The human mind is a meaning-making machine.
Learning is a journey, not a destination.
The most important lesson we can teach is how to learn.
Culture is a shared understanding.
The child's world is a world of possibilities.
The purpose of education is to empower individuals.
The human mind is a creative mind.
Learning is a continuous process of adaptation.
The most profound learning occurs when we are actively engaged.
Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.
The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous trial. These are the accepted peaks of scientific accomplishment.
To instruct someone else is not a simple transaction.
The act of discovery is not just a matter of finding something new, but of seeing something in a new way.
Education is not an island, but part of the main.
Man is a meaning-maker.
The narrative mode of thought is not just a way of thinking; it is a way of knowing.
Culture shapes the mind.
Learning is a cultural process.
Discovery, like surprise, tolerates no surprise.