Quotes by Education If you're white and wealthy, Texas is a great place, however, no Texas governor Republican or Democrat is eager to raise taxes and without that you can't expand access to health care or decrease the cost of higher education. Calvin Jillson texashealtheducation Education has become a prisoner of contemporaneity. Camille Paglia prisonereducation Education has become a prisoner of contemporaneity. It is the past, not the dizzy present, that is the best door to the future. Camille Paglia educationdoorspast [On U.S. universities:] The bland leading the bland. Camille Paglia blanduniversityeducation We do not truly own our thoughts or experiences until we have negotiated them with ourselvesand for this writing is the prime medium. Carl Bereiter readingeducationwriting Writing a long essay is probably the most complex constructive act that most human beings areever expected to perform. Carl Bereiter readingeducationwriting I am giving this winter two courses of lectures to three students, of which one is only moderately prepared, the other less than moderately, and the third lacks both preparation and ability. Such are the onera of a mathematical profession. Carl Friedrich Gauss educationwinterscience I have a true aversion to teaching. The perennial business of a professor of mathematics is only to teach the ABC of his science; most of the few pupils who go a step further, and usually to keep the metaphor, remain in the process of gathering information, become only Halbwisser [one who has superficial knowledge of the subject], for the rarer talents do not want to have themselves educated by lecture courses, but train themselves. And with this thankless work the professor loses his precious time. Carl Friedrich Gauss teachingeducationscience To the distracting occupations belong especially my lecture courses which I am holding this winter for the first time, and which now cost much more of my time than I like. Meanwhile I hope that the second time this expenditure of time will be much less, otherwise I would never be able to reconcile myself to it, even practical (astronomical) work must give far more satisfaction than if one brings up to B a couple more mediocre heads which otherwise would have stopped at A. Carl Friedrich Gauss coupleeducationwinter In my opinion instruction is very purposeless for such individuals who do no want merely to collect a mass of knowledge, but are mainly interested in exercising (training) their own powers. One doesn't need to grasp such a one by the hand and lead him to the goal, but only from time to time give him suggestions, in order that he may reach it himself in the shortest way. Carl Friedrich Gauss exerciseeducationscience ...as our friend Zach has often noted, in our days those who do the best for astronomy are not the salaried university professors, but so-called dillettanti, physicians, jurists, and so forth.Lamenting the fragmentary time left to a professor has remaining after fulfilling his teaching duties. Carl Friedrich Gauss teachingeducationscience One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. Carl Jung educationthankfulthank-you Warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. Carl Jung educationappreciationteacher The logic of all this seems to be that it is all right for young people in a democracy to learn about any civilization or social theory that is not dangerous, but that they should remain entirely ignorant of any civilization or social theory that might be dangerous on the ground that what you don't know can't hurt you ... a complete denial of the democratic principle that the general diffusion of knowledge and learning through the community is essential to the preservation of free government. Carl L. Becker governmenthurteducation A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by encouraging a clever pupil, for the true discovers are among them, as comets amongst the stars. Carl Linnaeus starsclevereducation Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play. Carl Orff learningeducationchildren The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. Carl Rogers educationmotivationalinspirational You know that I don't believe that anyone has ever taught anything to anyone. I question that efficacy of teaching. The only thing that I know is that anyone who wants to learn will learn. And maybe a teacher is a facilitator, a person who puts things down and shows people how exciting and wonderful it is and asks them to eat. Carl Rogers educationteacherbelieve I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning. Carl Rogers educationteacherbelieve The basic idea behind teaching is to teach people what they need to know. Carl Rogers educationteacherinspirational«2324252627282930313233»
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