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To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education. ↗

— John Buchan

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If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse. ↗

— Abu Bakr

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Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible. ↗

— Robert M. Hutchins

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You can never be overdressed or overeducated. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. ↗

— Mark Twain

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The men and women who made up DoDDS Korea during the time I was there were an eclectic group to say the least, but as a group we were among the most talented, diverse, intelligent, fun, crazy, thoughtful, caring, and dedicated people in the world. We did important work, and we did it well. Better than that, we did it exceptionally well. We were experts in our fields, and we made each other better still because we depended on each other in ways that people who’ve never lived overseas could ever imagine. ↗

— Tucker Elliot

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I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s not so easy, moving forward. ↗

— Tucker Elliot

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I felt so much pride, so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough, and you never know what tomorrow will bring. ↗

— Tucker Elliot

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Teaching isn’t rocket science. It’s about being engaged, listening, paying attention. Despite conventional wisdom, you don’t need to talk a lot to teach well. You do need to care, though. Not so much about what people think of you or whether or not they like you, but about the kids and doing what’s best for them. ↗

— Tucker Elliot

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It was too late to pray, though. The sky was clear. The helicopters were gone. Too late for so many things. My fists hit the floor. My head hit the floor. My heart broke, hardened, and I lost my faith. That’s when the killing thoughts came. When it felt right to punish everyone who let this happen. I could start with Angel’s dad—but where would it stop? ↗

— Tucker Elliot

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