Learning Quotes
“Students who are interested in learning about the environment should not be dissuaded from doing so, but only if they have proved their proficiency in other basic courses, such as U.S. history. Until then, we need to focus on producing well-educated citizens steeped in their country's history and mindful of their civic responsibilities.”
“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