Quotes About Education

Being the first in my family to go to college, I believe, is my greatest accomplishment. It's not my accomplishment; it's my family's accomplishment.

According to who brings an issue to the table, people will get up and support it. It shouldn't be based on that. It should be based on whether the kids are performing or not.

I think about things like, 'Will my kids need a college account? Will they even go to college?' I don't know if that will be the case.

I support accountability.

I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable.

Going to school is cool, being accountable is cool, being responsible is cool. Those things are the cool things to do.

The accumulation of knowledge is a powerful thing.

The day I think I've achieved everything will be the day I fail. There is no end to learning, and I want to continue being a student.

Skills acquisition is really at the heart of what it means to learn.

I acted all through school and college.

I've never been in an acting class in my life.

I love learning on set, it's the best acting school ever.

I went to acting school. I went to college for acting.

I was never in an acting school. But I learned everything on the job like memorising lines, all the technicalities of theatre, how to use your voice and eyes and more.

It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.

Literature births activists.

Educationists and teachers should think how they could play a role in making students spend time doing creative activities.

I deeply love the students that I serve. I tried to do anything in my power to give them additional resources and support so they could do well in school and beyond.

We have to move into the 21st century, but we should do so with great care to build a 'bi-literate' brain that has the circuitry for 'deep reading' skills and, at the same time, is adept with technology.

So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think.

So I grew up in a very book-friendly environment and my education as a writer was reading. I think that's the best education. Reading, and taking from the people I admired.

I have a thing about working with young people. I adore them.

I was a good boy in high school , and I read for English class, and I vaguely remember reading, as a kid, 'Choose Your Own Adventure' stuff, but I didn't really read for pleasure.

At its core, what we do in 'MythBusters' is turn science into an adventure.