education

"As a teacher of fourth-graders in a public school, where corporal punishement was not allowed, she had years of violence stored up and was, truth be told, sort of enjoying letting it out on Kona, who she felt could have been the poster child for the failure of public education."

"The more you read, the better you are informed."

"‎Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. In return, grant schools flexibility: To teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test; and to replace teachers who just aren’t helping kids learn."

"Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading."

"Honor your relationships by developing listening skills."

"Because a doubt is not a denial. Doubt is a powerful tool, and it should be applied to history."

"The purpose of education is to save young people from the paralyzing effects of wealth and poverty. (more or less verbatim quote)"

"Education is the light switch for the mind. You have to turn it on to see the world in your own way."

"Teachers don't just teach; they can be vital personalities who help young people to mature, to understand the world, and to understand themselves. A good education consists of much more than useful facts and marketable skills."

"If "facts"convinced people of things, no one would have sex"

"People differ to such a degree they agree on nothing,Except death that is, and even on that they disagree.Some say the soul goes on after the death of the bodyWhile others claim the soul, with the body, dies too."

"All, all, becomes profitable. Education is of the most satisfying and available nature. I am at Smith! Which two years ago was a doubtful dream - and that fortuitous change of dream to reality has led me to desire more, and to lash myself onward - onward."

"In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards."

"Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in."

"Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding."

"When freedom prevails, the ingenuity and inventiveness of people creates incredible wealth. This is the source of the natural improvement of the human condition."

"Your education is important because with only a few words you can show an employer the depth of your potential."

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."

"By seeking and blundering we learn."

"Les enfants sont par définition des apprentis, et apprendre est l'activité humaine qui nécessite le moins de manipulation par autrui. La majeure partie de l'apprentissage n'est pas le resultat de l'instruction. Elle serait plutôt le résultat d'une participation dans un environnement chargé de sens."