A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which...90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math read more

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which...90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our "pocket of excellence" is that 75% of [American] students have learned to "critique tactfully?" -Barbara J. Alexander.

If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.

If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up read more

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. -Aristotle.