My mothers dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
The pupil is ... 'schooled' to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
I often suggest in workshops that if you have 30 students in your American History course in 11th grade, or whatever grade… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Accolades and lists may tell us about accomplishments, but life is meant to be experienced, not just accomplished. It's like the difference… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
Dash is for sure straight!" Boomer announced. "He has a super-pretty ex-girlfriend named Sofia, who I think he still has a thing… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just dont take that into account in schools… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I've been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
My kids going to school and teachers denying my kids the grades that they should have once they found out that I… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
“If you remember just one word about the grades of sake, let it be ginjo .” — John Gauntner Copy Share Image
I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates.… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
If you don't know the difference between dictatorship and leadership then you got to go back to a fifth grade civics class. — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I… — Wendell Pierce Copy Share Image
In 2nd grade, a girl who was a friend of mine gave me a homemade valentine. Like, a real, handwritten one! — Luke Benward Copy Share Image
If you are still in school, do not neglect your grades. Internships and other activities are fine, but when legal employers have… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
I suspect the I.Q., SAT, and school grades are tests designed by nerds so they can get high scores in order to… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
This actress named Lisa Eilbacher. I was up for the part in Shampoo and friends of mine kept telling me she was… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
Death from this life is just graduation from this grade. It's our release, our graduation, our promotion. School is out! We've finished… — David Berg Copy Share Image
I didn't do great in school. I didn't have many options. I mean, I'd like to have gone to art college, but… — Guido Palau Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade. — Dierks Bentley Copy Share Image
