It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war read more

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the read more

The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. read more

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is that we are being educated when we know it least.

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.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

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.