Learning Quotes
“During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.”
“Well, immediately we announced yesterday or the day before we're building, with my foundation, a youth tennis and learning center in Austin. I'd like to be hands on with that and not see it periodically.”
-- Andy Roddick
“But I think it's hard for me to only put out one record a year. Because I get too antsy. But it's good I'm learning to do that, because each record counts. And you should make it count.”
-- Ty Segall
“A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.”
-- James S. Coleman
“It is literally the case that learning languages makes you smarter. The neural networks in the brain strengthen as a result of language learning.”
-- Michael Gove
“Emotional 'literacy' implies an expanded responsibility for schools in helping to socialize children. This daunting task requires two major changes: that teachers go beyond their traditional mission and that people in the community become more involved with schools as both active participants in children's learning and as individual mentors.”
-- Daniel Goleman