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John Dewey: Seeds are sown, not by virtue of being thrown out at random, but by being so distributed as to take root and have a…

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Seeds are sown, not by virtue of being thrown out at random, but by being so distributed as to take root and have a chance of growth.
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John Dewey

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Dewey uses the metaphor of seeds to illustrate the importance of intentional knowledge distribution.

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