Quotes About Education

the population of literate people has been declining steadily since Gutenberg's day. By the twentieth century, less than two percent of the people in the so-called industrialized democracies read even one book a year.

During this time I quit attending classes at the university, and my grades rose from four Fs to three Bs and an A.

the population of literate people has been declining steadily since Gutenberg's day. By the twentieth century, less than two percent of the people in the so-called industrialized democracies read even one book a year. And that was before the smart machines, dataspheres, and user-friendly environments.

As was the case with so many young people I encountered these days, I could not tell if the boy was truly retarded or just pitifully ill educated. Most of the population under thirty appears to fall into one or the other category.

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Guilt at least has a purpose; it tells us we've violated some ethical code. Ditto for remorse. Those feelings are educational; they manufacture wisdom. But regret—regret is useless.

Wer beruflich mit Musik zu tun hat, müsste dazu erzogen werden, Sinn dafür zu entwickeln, sich auch vielen anderen Wissensbereichen zuzuwenden, die nicht direkt mit Musik zu tun haben. Die technische Beherrschung eines Instruments, die für einen Berufsmusiker wesentlich ist, hat nur dann einen Sinn, wenn sie mit einem allgemeinen Erkenntnisprozess einhergeht, zu dem eine breite Basis von Wissen und Kultur gehören.

Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes myelin, and myelin makes perfect.

TO LEARN IT MORE DEEPLY, TEACH IT

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. —W. B. Yeats

Books are useful only to such whose genius are suitable to the subject of them

If there is a remedy, I feel it must lie in how we prepare our young for life.

As Erasmus, the great Renaissance thinker, reminds us, "The best hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.

Others point to data showing that even as toddlers, 40 percent of American two-year-olds watch TV for at least three hours a day—hours they are not interacting with people who can help them learn to get along better. The more TV they watch, the more unruly they are by school age.

And that is the problem: academic intelligence offers virtually no preparation for the turmoil—or opportunity—life's vicissitudes bring. Yet even though a high IQ is no guarantee of prosperity, prestige, or happiness in life, our schools and our culture fixate on academic abilities, ignoring emotional intelligence, a set of traits—some might call it character—that also matters immensely for our personal destiny.

Quisiera imaginar que, algún día, la educación incluirá en su programa de estudios la enseñanza de habilidades tan esencialmente humanas como el autoconocimiento, el autocontrol, la empatía y el arte de escuchar, resolver conflictos y colaborar con los demás.

What can we change that will help our children fare better in life?

Posner's group proposes that attention training should be part of the education of every child, giving a boost in learning across the board.

La capacidad emocional, pues, no constituye un dato inmutable puesto que, con el aprendizaje adecuado, puede modificarse.

I can foresee a day when education will routinely include inculcating essential human competencies such as self-awareness, self-control, and empathy, and the arts of listening, resolving conflicts, and cooperation.

They believe that anyone can do well in school with the right effort.

The Responsive Classroom approach creates an ideal environment for learning--every teacher should know about it.

Singapore has no natural resources, no great army, no special political sway. Its secret lies in its people—and the government has intentionally cultivated these human resources as the driver of its economy. Schools are the incubator for Singapore's outstanding workforce.

CI se ocupa sólo de una estrecha franja de habilidades lingüísticas y matemáticas, y que tener un elevado CI tal vez pueda predecir adecuadamente quién va a tener éxito en el aula o quién va a llegar a ser un buen profesor, pero no tiene nada que decir con respecto al camino que seguirá la persona una vez concluida su educación.