Quotes About Learning

The vulgar always assumed it was best to try to know everything; in his experience it was often better to know as little as possible. "Before

The vulgar always assumed it was best to try to know everything; in his experience it was often better to know as little as possible.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history? —Cicero, Orator, 46 BC

Dad claims that library science is the foundation of all sciences just as math is the key -- and we will survive or founder, depending on how well the librarians do their jobs. Librarians didn't look glamorous to me but maybe Dad had hit on a not very obvious truth.

When One Teaches, Two Learn

Writing can be learned, but not taught.

Of the few things I've learned is that humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way.

Comprehensive observations occur over an extended period of time—typically the majority of a class period and ideally an entire class period.

We believe that it is an injustice to the integrity of our teachers and students to simply advocate that educators focus on the use of rewards to control behavior rather than grapple with the deeper issues of (a) why many students are not interested in learning within our educational system and (b) how intrinsic motivation and self-regulation can be promoted among these students. (p. 50)

first phase is referred to as the cognitive phase. During this phase, the teacher is attempting to understand the strategy, but not using it with any utility or effectiveness.

The third phase is referred to as the autonomous phase. During this phase, the teacher can perform the strategy with little conscious thought and can, therefore, attend to other issues while performing the strategy.

student achievement in classes with highly skilled teachers is better than student achievement in classes with less skilled teachers.

the observer might note that the teacher completes the strategy, but does not seem to monitor to see if the strategy is actually helping students activate their prior knowledge relative to the topic being studied.

Teacher Self-Assessment: A Mechanism for Facilitating Professional Growth.

If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.

You read too much and understand too little.

I do not like odd things until I can understand them.

You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

All men are ignorant, Aes Sedai. The topics of our ignorance may change, but the nature of the world is that no man may know everything.

You can never know everything," Lan said quietly, "and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

Actually, I figured out how to lose bloody ages ago. -Mat

Never make a plan without knowing as much as you can of the enemy. Never be afraid to change your plans when you receive new information. Never believe you know everything. And never wait to know everything.

Men teach cats curiosity, but cats keep sense for themselves.

Let others know you possessed a secret, and some would work to learn it; that was a fact of nature.