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Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism read more
There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.
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.
Education is the movement from darkness to light.
Education is the movement from darkness to light.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine. -Ben Franklin.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine. -Ben Franklin.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change.
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change.