Spencer Heath Archive

Item 3008

A comment about education that exactly paralleled Heath’s idea, here taken from an article, “The Toastmasters Club – Its Meaning and Values,” by Ralph C. Smedley, Founder, Toastmasters International.

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“…there is Herbert Spencer’s definition of education. He held that education is a process of drawing out and putting into use the talents and abilities which are present in the person to be educated, rather than of pouring into his or her mind information from the exterior.” [Heath would then show the Latin, e-ducere, meaning to lead or draw out.]