Quotes from Lev S. Vygotsky

Human learning presupposes a specific social nature and a process by which children grow into the intellectual life of those around them

Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety of things.

The only 'good' learning is that which is in advance of development.

Psychology teaches us at every step that though two types of activity can have the same external manifestation, whether in origin or essence, their nature may differ most profoundly.

The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator not content provider.

Writing should be meaningful for children, Y an intrinsic need should be aroused in them, and Y writing should be incorporated into a task that is necessary and relevant.

Experience teaches us that thought does not express itself in words, but rather realizes itself in them