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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “Through the eyes and the hand to the brain”--this is the true principle of economy of time in teaching.”

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Through the eyes and the hand to the brain”--this is the true principle of economy of time in teaching.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin emphasizes the importance of hands-on learning in education.

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