Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any read more

Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last read more

We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bellyfull of words and do not know a thing. The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means of education. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is read more

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.