#education

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. ↗

— Beaumarchais Pierre Augustin Caron De

#expression #art

Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#education #inspiration #psychology #work #art

Thus, for those of us who make only a brief study of chemistry, the benefits to be expected are of an indirect nature. Increased capacity for enjoyment, a livelier interest in the world in which we live, a more intelligent attitude toward the great questions of the day--these are the by-products of a well-balanced education, including chemistry in its proper relation to other studies. ↗

— Horace G. Deming

#education #attitude

Education comes from living life, following passions, accessing information, observing, reflecting, and being inspired by wise and courageous elders in the community. ↗

— Claire Aumonier

#inspirational #courage

About this business of being a gentleman: I paid so heavily for the fourteen years of my gentleman’s education that I feel entitled, now and then, to get some sort of return. ↗

— Robert Graves

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We learn best when we care about what we are doing, when we have choices. We learn best when the work has meaning to us, when it matters. We learn best when we are using our hands and our minds.We learn best when the work we are doing is real and relevant. ↗

— Dennis Littky

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Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

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For in spite of itself any movement that thinks and acts in terms of an ‘ism becomes so involved in reaction against other ‘isms that it is unwittingly controlled by them. For it then forms its principles by reaction against them instead of by a comprehensive, constructive survey of actual needs, problems, and possibilities. ↗

— John Dewey

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Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education. ↗

— Bill Frist

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Real education happens only by failing, changing, challenging, and adjusting. All of those gerunds apply to teachers as well as students. No person is an “educator,” because education is not something one person does to another. Education is an imprecise process, a dance, and a collaborative experience. ↗

— Siva Vaidhyanathan

#learning #teaching #change