Quotes About Learning

the very essence of education is concentration of mind, not the collecting of facts.

Again, we must consider, religion is a [matter of] growth, not a mass of foolish words.

B ooks are infinite in number and time is short The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential Take that and try to live up to it

Education is a life that has no end, an inexhaustible treasure, it has to be accepted until it gives up the last breath of death, without which all voids are unknown.

Our relationship was forged slowly over time, and strengthened by the combination of the intense fire of his high expectations and my determination to learn. It matured when it became a "learning relationship" and my respect for him caught up with his respect for me.

High quality programs require and foster a norm of continuous teaching improvement.

Student interest is directly proportional to the depth and breadth of teachers' knowledge; and student interest is vital to effective teaching.

There are actually eight laws of learning—Demonstration, Explanation, Imitation, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, and Repetition. The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning. There is absolutely no substitute for repetition. I believe in learning by repetition to the point where everything becomes automatic… the best teacher is repetition, day after day, throughout the season." - John Wooden

You haven't made a fire till it has burned. You haven't made a dollar till it's earned. And no teaching has transpired If the child has not acquired. You haven't taught a child till he has learned.

First, demonstrate what you want. Second, allow the person learning to imitate with the trainer coaching until perfect execution is achieved. Last, build repetition until it becomes second nature.

I am still learning how to be a good creature. Though I try earnestly, I often fail. But I am having a great life trying...

Just about every animal," Scott says—not just mammals and birds—"can learn, recognize individuals, and respond to empathy.

Ada satu prinsip yang harus kamu ingat. Ilmu itu harta yang paling berharga. Kalau ada kesempatan untuk menambah ilmu, jangan pernah kamu sia-siakan.

If it's worth doing, it's worth doing poorly. (friend who is a priest said regarding prayer)

To remain monolingual reduces the mind to the confines of a tramline.

What I learnt came to me . . . at second and at third hand, in chunks and puzzles, degrees and flashes.

When one's young, everything is a rehearsal. To be repeated ad lib, to be put right when the curtain goes up in earnest. One day you know that the curtain was up all the time. That was the performance.

Mama, unforgivingness breeds war; exploited resentment, treasured grievances. If we don't learn to forget a wrong no sooner than it's done or said, if we don't all of us—privately and collectively—draw a line below the past every day of our lives, we're going to be sunk. We are sunk.

If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.

In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of Anatomy and Physiology. I had begun to see that I was interested in cells and their functions.

Yes, superbosses are willing to advance people, even when protégés don't think they're ready. Yes, they will purposefully step back so their protégés can shine. Yes, they will organize their entire enterprise so that informal, apprenticeship-style learning can take place. But they will ultimately push protégés to step up and take responsibility for their own development by cultivating an everyday focus on learning and growth.

35 Los superjefes también toleran que se admita no saber algo, siempre y cuando usted se dedique a encontrar la respuesta… rápidamente.

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's time.

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.