They teach in academies far too many things, and far too much that is useless.

They teach in academies far too many things, and far too much that is useless.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.

My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.

My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's read more

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

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.

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is read more

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.