“It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts… it is to teach them to think.” ~~ Robert Hutchins
Filed Under: Children, Education, Knowledge, Learning, Robert Hutchins, Teaching
Education Quotes
“It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts… it is to teach them to think.” ~~ Robert Hutchins
Filed Under: Children, Education, Knowledge, Learning, Robert Hutchins, Teaching
“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education.” ~~ Charlotte Bronte
Filed Under: Charlotte Bronte, Education, Tolerance
“The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration.” ~~ Allan Bloom
Filed Under: Allan Bloom, Education, Intelligence, Knowledge
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~~ Nelson Mandela
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“Michelle and I are here only because we were given a chance at an education. I will not settle for an America where some kids don’t have that chance.” ~~ Barack Obama
Filed Under: Barack Obama, Education
“My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” ~~ Sir Ken Robinson
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“The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”~~ Robert Maynard Hutchins
Filed Under: Education, Learning, Life, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Teaching
“In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.” ~~ Harry K. Wong
Filed Under: Education, Experience, Harry K. Wong, Intelligence, Learning