Rousseau text
The noblest work in education is to make a reasoning man, and we expect to train a young child by making him to reason! This is beginning at the end; this is making an instrument of a result. If children understood how to reason they would not need to be educated.
— Rousseau, Emile
- Who was Rousseau?
- What is the main idea of the text?
- Rousseau was an enlightened writer. How is it shown in the text?