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Quintilian would have education begin early, provided that no burden or requirement be too exacting. The first instruction was to be in the form of play, for one who cannot yet love studies should not learn to hate all learning. Perhaps the idea of the kindergarten is thus foreshadowed….Quintilian condemned corporal punishment as degrading, unnecessary, and ineffective given proper instruction, and he insisted that teachers must recognize differences in temperament and intellectual gifts among pupils.
Quote ID: 03507
Author
Joe Frost
Source
A History Of Children’s Play And Play Environments
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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