#cat

The abolition of slavery, apart from preservation of the Union, was the most important result of our Civil War. But the transition was badly handled. Slaves were simply declared free and then left to their own devises. Southern Negroes, powerless, continued to be underprivileged in education, medical care, job opportunities and political status. ↗

— William Silverman

#black-history #racism-in-the-west #education

Depth of understanding involves something which is more than merely a matter of deconstructive alertness; it involves a measure of interpretative charity and at least the beginnings of a wide responsiveness. ↗

— Stefan Collini

#education-system #humanities #education

Christ is the Lesson as well as the Teacher. ↗

— Darvin Pruitt

#education #theology #education

Be careful what you get good at doin', cuz you'll be doin' it for the rest of your life. ↗

— Gabrielle Hamilton

#talent #education

Some historians, in fact, suggest Hartford recruiters may have pioneered strategies that spurred the great migration of Southern rural blacks to Northern cities. ↗

— Susan Eaton

#education

What do we mean when we say our school 'values' reading? ↗

— Kelly Gallagher

#education

They kept yelling at me to pay attention during school, since education hasn't panned out for me can I get a refund, or at least a rebate? ↗

— Neil Leckman

#education

I’ve found newspapers only useful as kindling material for campfires. It’s been said that newspaper articles are written at a fifth grade reading level. If so, I can’t figure out why journalists would write something that the average high school senior can’t even read. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#high-school #journalism #journalists #media #newspapers

When I went to school every teacher had a BOARD of education. ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#education

College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a conveyor belt that takes individuals from one cookie cutter to another so that the product comes within tight control limits out of the assembly line. ↗

— Bill Gaede

#establishment #gaede #mathematical-physics #mathematicians #mathematics