Quotes about Education
Most of them don't know what communism is, could not pick it out of a lineup. They only know what anticommunism is. The two are practically unrelated.
— Barbara Kingsolver
All knowledge measured, first and last, by one's allegiance to the teacher.
— Barbara Kingsolver
That's high school for you, a bevy of people unfit for adult life encounters in any form.
— Barbara Kingsolver
The baby boom psyche embraces a powerful presumption that education is a key to moving away from manual labor, and dirt—two undeniable ingredients of farming.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I'll lead you to the river of knowledge. You can catch your own damn fish.
— Barbara Kingsolver
He reads next to nothing. It might interfere with his knowledge of the universe.
— Barbara Kingsolver
The person who doesn't read is no better off than the person who can't read.
— Stephen Covey
If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results.
— Stephen Covey
If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow
— Stephen Covey
I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.
— Stephen Covey
To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.
— Stephen Covey
If you don't let a teacher know at what level you are—by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance—you will not learn or grow. You cannot pretend for long, for you will eventually be found out. Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. Thoreau taught, "How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time?
— Stephen Covey