Education Quotes
“We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.”
“I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education.”
-- David Rockefeller
“Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there's no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.”
-- Tallulah Bankhead
“The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.”
-- Jean Piaget
“I am less disposed to think of a West Point education as requisite for this business than I was at first. Good sense and energy are the qualities required.”
-- Rutherford B. Hayes
“Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.”
-- Alice Miller
“Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.”
-- Bobby Scott