Mia November

4 - Rational Child

Illustration
2020
Oil, Collage
The Rational Child imagines children as blank slates, as written by John Locke in Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693). Early understandings of cognition allowed greater freedom in children’s literature, shifting from didactic teaching towards play.

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Rational Child
Rational Child

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Mia November

Illustration

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