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A child's greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action.


Lev Vygotsky

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GRAY SCOTT The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.
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LEV S. VYGOTSKY ... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feeling...
LEV S. VYGOTSKY Through others we become ourselves.
LEV S. VYGOTSKY Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many special...
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