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Project-based learning is not a new concept; the idea of ‘learning by doing’ was first introduced in 1897 by one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century, John Dewey. Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, told business insider how when he was 12 years old he needed new sneakers, and so he started selling garbage bags door to door. A project is a keepsake and has emotional value, a project is personal and has more meaning for a child.