THOUGHT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ON EDUCATION AND LESSONS LEARNED TOWARDS EDUCATION IN VIETNAM

<p>Benjamin Franklin, who is widely known as the inventor of the lightning rod and one of the founding fathers of the United States, had progressive thoughts on education. “<em>Possibly no other practical man has given in his writings a fuller and clearer statement of what education should do for one than has Franklin</em>” (Cloyd, 1902, p.3). However, his educational thought has not been clarified yet (see: Cook, 2010). Accordingly, this paper analyzes some of his prominent educational viewpoints and draws from them some lessons learned towards the current Vietnamese education. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0423/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>