'A child learns more from personal experience than by simply being told something'

‘A child learns more from personal experience than by simply being told something.’ Discuss this idea, with reference to ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’.

Children learn more from personal experience than by simply being told something. Whether it be pulling out the neighbors prize pansies or holding Freddie the fish out of the water for three minutes and seeing if he will survive, regardless of what parents or teachers say, children will generally go ahead and ignore the warning. Not so surprisingly, the consequences of these actions will be more likely to stick with them for a lot longer than by simply being told to leave Freddie alone. ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is an excellent source of evidence for this debate.
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