Jerome Bruner

Cognitive Science American 1915 – 2016 101 quotes

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 construct meaning.

Child's Talk 1983

Education is the art of making the possible real.

The Relevance of Education 1971

The mind thrives on challenge.

Toward a Theory of Instruction 1966

Stories are how we remember.

Actual Minds, Possible Worlds 1986

Knowledge is not fixed; it is dynamic.

Acts of Meaning 1990

The joy of learning is in the discovery.

The Act of Discovery 1961

Culture is the scriptwriter of the mind.

The Culture of Education 1996

Teaching is a subversive activity.

The Relevance of Education 1971

Perception is theory-laden.

A Study of Thinking 1957

The human mind is a narrative organ.

Actual Minds, Possible Worlds 1986

Learning without understanding is empty.

The Process of Education 1960

Meaning emerges from context.

Acts of Meaning 1990

Education shapes the future.

The Relevance of Education 1971

Discovery is the heart of science.

The Act of Discovery 1961

The self is dialogic.

Child's Talk 1983

Wisdom comes from reflection on experience.

The Culture of Education 1996

The mind is plastic.

Toward a Theory of Instruction 1966

Narratives give life meaning.

Actual Minds, Possible Worlds 1986

True education liberates.

The Process of Education 1960

Understanding is an act of creation.

Acts of Meaning 1990