"The children who know how to think for themselves, spoil the harmony of the collective society that is coming, where everyone would be interdependent.
Independent self-reliant people would be a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future where people will be defined by their associations."
— John Dewey, 1896, educational philosopher, proponent of modern public schools.
*in·de·pen·dent
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*in·de·pen·dent
adj.
1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.
3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
**Interdependent comes from the Latin word inter meaning "among, between," and dependere which means "to hang from, be dependent on." When two people are interdependent, they have a sense of dependency between them. Married couples are often interdependent. They rely on one another — whether for income or child care or love — to get by.
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