Quotes About Education

Though words sometimes puzzled Alma, she never looked up any word in any dictionary; a word was like a pebble to be turned briefly in the hand, and tossed away, with no expectation that it would be encountered again.

No matter how much we know in any area there are always new things to learn and things we have previously learned that we need to be refreshed in.

Good relationships require a lot of hard work, education, and willingness to meet each other's needs.

Lack of knowledge causes fear, and knowledge removes it.

Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is about jobs and employment, education, the environment, and all of those things that go into making us healthy.

Andrew Johnson couldn't read until he was fourteen! He didn't learn to write until after he was married!)

Why do they wait until sixth grade when you already know everything?

Censors don't want children exposed to ideas different from their own. If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the school library would be close to empty.

Book banning satisfied their need to feel in control of their children's lives. Those who censored were easily frightened. They were afraid of exposing their children to ideas different from their own. Afraid to answer children's questions or talk with them about sensitive subjects.

I used to think if you read enough books you'd automatically know how to do everything the right way. But reading and doing are not the same at all.

What I worry about most is the loss to young people. If no one speaks out for them, if they don't speak out for themselves, all they'll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. And instead of finding the information they need at the library, instead of finding the novels that illuminate life, they will find only those materials to which nobody could possibly object.

If I should ever have children I will tell them what religion they are so they can start learning about it at an early age. Twelve is very late to learn. Sincerely, Margaret Ann Simon

So many adults are exhausting themselves worrying about other people corrupting their children with books, they're turning kids off to reading instead of turning them on.

Well, that's a first-year teacher for you! Didn't he know that was a bad idea?

So I wrote I think male teachers are the opposite of female teachers. There! That ought to do it. It was a stupid answer, but I also thought it was a pretty stupid question.

Oh who owns the school? Oh who owns the school? Oh who owns the school? the people saaaayyyy. . . . Oh we own the school Oh we own the school 'Cause we are sixth graaaaders today!

Before the end of the week, Fudge asked the big question. "How did the baby get inside you, Mommy?" So

I know, deep down, it's not Rachel's fault she's so smart or that she was switched to enriched math. But that doesn't mean I have to like it.

The best way to learn a foreign language is to fuck interesting foreigners.

Socrates identified the practice of philosophy with personal discussion and questioning, refusing to write anything.

Socrates never raises the question whether there is such a thing as wisdom or expertise.

You can get all A's and still flunk life.

You can get all A's and still flunk life.

Some people remain in poverty because they are ignorant of the fact that there is wealth for them; and these can best be taught by showing them the way to affluence in your own person and practice.