Quotes About Education

Irish history having been forbidden in schools, has been, to a great extent, learned from Raftery's poems by the people of Mayo, where he was born, and of Galway, where he spent his later years.

Learning from books is so empowering - whether it be from history, a novel or a poem. When you come away from reading having learned something, you yourself are bigger.

History teaches the young the virtues of freedom. By apprising them of the past it will enable them to judge the future.

The best and only true history we have. Everyone interested in creative writing should know this book.

History may well record that we served liberty and saved freedom when we undertook a crash program in the field of education . . .. I hope this bill is only the forerunner of better things to come.

History is not hatred.

I appeal: Learn with me the lessons of history and of grace, so my children will not be afraid to say the word 'AIDS' when I am gone. Then, their children and yours may not need to whisper it at all.

... in America ... children are instructed in the virtues of the system they live under, as though history had achieved a happy ending in American civics.

Yeah, I cut class...I got a D. Cause History meant nothing to me Except a definite nap. That's why I always sat in the back.

I really am enjoying my economics class, but I think my favorite course has to be history.

How much do you know about the Heartland War?' Connor shrugs. 'It was the last chapter in our history textbook, but we had state testing, so we never got to it.

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

In schools with a history of chaos, the teacher who can keep the classroom calm becomes virtually indispensable.

I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'

My grandfather had a paint store. It's what put my mom through college. Small business is part of my family history.

Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left - which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study - are not likely to get much attention.

I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around.

Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning.

When I was really young, I wanted to be a history teacher because I was obsessed with the past.

The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

While most girls run away from home to marry, I ran away to teach.

It is only through the home that a people can become really good and truly great.

The Hebrew language will go from the synagogue to the house of study, and from the house of study to the school, and from the school it will come into the home and... become a living language