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A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man read more
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
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.
Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. -W. B. Yeats.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. -W. B. Yeats.
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is read more
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around
The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed
of immortality already sown within us; to read more
The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed
of immortality already sown within us; to develop, to their
fullest extent, the capacities of every kind with which the God
who made us has endowed us.
It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical read more
It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
