The pedagogue Johann Bernhard Basedow had previously articulated this…

The pedagogue Johann Bernhard Basedow had previously articulated this idea as follows: "When a child learns to read, write, and memorize in what belongs to religion, and is often chastised for carelessness or distraction, the seed of a future reluctance to such words and phrases is sown in the mind. This seed grows up."

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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• Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
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