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    To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education. I call it intrusion.

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If you study to remember, you will forget, but, If you study to understand, you will remember. -Unknown.

If you study to remember, you will forget, but, If you study to understand, you will remember. -Unknown.

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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which read more

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

by James Madison Found in: Education Quotes,
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Only the educated are free. -Epictetus.

Only the educated are free. -Epictetus.

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"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with," the Mock Turtle
replied, "and the different branches of Arithmetic--Ambition,
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"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with," the Mock Turtle
replied, "and the different branches of Arithmetic--Ambition,
Distraction, Uglification, and Derision."

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The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.

The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.

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Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

Too often students are given answers to remember, rather than problems to solve

by Roger Lewin Found in: Education Quotes,
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My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.

My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.

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The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance read more

The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others

by Grayson Kirk Found in: Education Quotes,
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I've never let my school interfere with my education.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

by Mark Twain Found in: Education Quotes,
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