Quotes About Education

So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance. --Egwene al'Vere

Chana knows, I wondered sometimes how I raised that child without strangling her. By age six, [Jasnah] was pointing out my logical fallacies as I tried to get her to go to bed on time.

If nobody asked questions, then we would never learn anything.

Unapplied knowledge benefited no one.

Ignorance may reside in a man hiding from intelligence, but scholarship can seem ignorance hidden behind intelligence.

having knowledge was entirely different from explaining that knowledge to others.

somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.

You know, the fact that you were educated in a gun factory kinda shows sometimes

A scholar knows not to waste time rediscovering information already known.

I spent years in a graduate literature program learning what makes great writing, and the only conclusion we came to was that the future of graduate literature programs was safe because nobody is ever going to agree on what makes great writing.

school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

Algebra ist gut für die Entwicklung. Ungefähr wie Demut, nur mit mehr Faktoren.

It has been my experience that most problems in life are caused by a lack of information. Many people just don't know the things they need to know. Some ignore the truth; others never understand it.

To be young is about action. To be a scholar is about informed action.

Unknowing ignorance is preferred to informed stupidity.

What was the purpose, then, of everything they taught in here? If it couldn't prevent men from acting like monsters?

It was the teaching itself that I loved. At least, I loved it back when I thought it would be enough to change things.

The Librarians control the information... They control what gets read, what gets seen, and what gets learned. Because of that they have power.

Socrates was a funny little Greek man best known for forgetting to write things down and for screaming, "Look, I'm a philosopher!" in the middle of a No Philosophy zone. (He was later forced to eat his words. Along with some poison.)

Tendríamos que enseñar a nuestros niños a ser más atentos, más inquisitivos. No solo a destruir, sino también a construir.

La experiencia en sí es la gran maestra, y a ella debéis recurrir sin intermediarios.

Education may not have much influence on what happens because many rich societies are already near the upper limit in terms of quantity of education (measured by the number of years of schooling) and possibly even in terms of quality of schooling that can be offered; in addition, many of those employed in service jobs are already overqualified for what they do.

So a child's path is already determined by age five, provided his or her parents have enough knowledge, foresight, and indeed money. Very few poor or less educated parents have the resources or knowledge to make these choices so early on.

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.