Education Quotes
“My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.”
“During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed.”
-- Jonathan Kozol
“The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.”
-- Liberty Hyde Bailey
“Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.”
-- Wynton Marsalis
“I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.”
-- Clay Aiken