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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. This is the basic architecture of a life; the rest is ornamentation and decoration of the structure.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed read more
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.
Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.
Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
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 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.
Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every read more
Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it. -Sir William Haley.
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.
No one wants a good education. Everyone wants a good degree.
No one wants a good education. Everyone wants a good degree.
