"The great educational philosopher John Dewey was one of the first to emphasize the important linkages among interest, curiosity, and effort. Dewey made the persuasive case that interest-based learning is more beneficial than effort-based learning. He noted that “willing attention” is more effective than 'forced effort' because interest drives active learning: 'If we can secure interest in a given set of facts or ideas we may be perfectly sure that the pupil will direct his energies toward mastering them'. In contrast, he noted, an education based on forcing children to expend energy unwillingly only results in a 'character dull, mechanical, unalert, because the vital juice of spontaneous interest has been squeezed out'."
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