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Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to read more
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
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.
Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. -Robert F. Goheen.
If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. -Robert F. Goheen.
The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any.
The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any.
Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any read more
Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.
Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils.
Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils.
