It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
Poor teaching leads to the inevitable idea that the subject (mathematics) is only adapted to peculiar minds, when it is the one… — Henry John Stephen Smith Copy Share Image
Sure, some [teachers] could give the standard limit definitions, but they [the students] clearly did not understand the definitions - and it… — Keith Devlin Copy Share Image
My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a… — Robert B. Laughlin Copy Share Image
Many people keep deploring the low level of formal education in the United states (as defined by, say, math grades). Yet these… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
My dad was a composer and a musician, but he never finished high school. His formal education was rather minimal from the… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
At the moment I would like to emphasize the need for vocational training, for non-formal education in Burma to help all those… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
By the time I entered this prestigious high school, my interest in formal education had already been exhausted. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
The goal of formal education has always been to produce people who could continue to learn on their own. — Ronald Gross Copy Share Image
I haven't had any formal education. Through the grace of god, I am gifted in mathematics and the English language. — Shakuntala Devi Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century -- indeed, one of the landmark inventions in the history of the human… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I learned from my mom and dad, who didn't have a formal education but had doctorates of love. They told me that… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and… — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
I remember that - you know, I didnt receive a formal education. I was educated in the Montevideo cafe, in the cafes… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
I didn't get a high school diploma. I really didn't have much of an education, which left me open to educating myself… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover… — Nayantara Sahgal Copy Share Image
It appeared clear to me - partly because of the lies that filled my history textbooks - that the intent of formal… — Timothy B. Tyson Copy Share Image
In terms of formal education, I may somewhat lacking. I never finished school. I am a self-taught entrepreneur, that's the best kind… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
I learned English by watching soaps as a kid, and since I don't have any formal education and can't teach at the… — Kola Boof Copy Share Image
I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind. — Sarah Zettel Copy Share Image
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