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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.
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,
Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,
Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Education is too important to be left solely to the educators.
Education is too important to be left solely to the educators.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in read more
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
More mony is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on read more
More mony is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on suicide. I mean, what is more precious to us than our own children? We are going to build alot more prisons if we do not deal with the schools and their inequalities. -Jonathan Kozol.
The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only read more
The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then - to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn." Ropo Oguntimehin Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave. -T.H. White.