We have ignored cultural literacy in thinking about education We ignore the air we breathe until it is thin or foul. Cultural… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as… — William James Copy Share Image
These children and their parents know that getting an education is not only their right, but a passport to a better future… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
The whole thing is this: If you don't use just basic grammar, if you don't get the language down, you're not going… — Jimmy Santiago Baca Copy Share Image
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There's a great lack of financial literacy and understanding in this nation, even among college-educated people. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
“Books have given me a magic portal to connect with people of the past and the present. I know I shall never… — Lisa Bu Copy Share Image
Dr. King organized the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to shut down Washington, D.C. and force legislators to tackle poverty. His efforts… — John Hope Bryant Copy Share Image
He [Hugo Chavez] put poverty at the heart of political debate. Rightly so, given the country's immense inequality and poverty. He invested… — Rory Carroll Copy Share Image
“Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
True literacy is becoming an arcane art, and the nation is steadily "dumbing down." — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in… — Bobby Scott Copy Share Image
“We are looking at a society increasingly dependent on machines, yet decreasingly capable of making or even using them effectively.” — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Just as we would not traditionally assume that someone is literate if they can read but not write, we should not assume… — Henry Jenkins Copy Share Image
We teach mental literacy and radiant thinking; a revolution in human thought. — Tony Buzan Copy Share Image
“Literacy is a fundamental life skill, one that serves as a portal to knowledge and a lifetime of opportunity.” — Story Shares Copy Share Image
By bridging the literacy barrier through the use of 3D interactive models we overcome the inherent limitations of text. At the same… — Fay Chung Copy Share Image
Mass literacy is a phenomenon of the past few centuries, and one that has reached the majority of the world's adult population… — Tom Chatfield Copy Share Image
“A hundred years ago, an average teenager knew countless authors, and, a sex position or two. Today, an average teenager knows countless… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Saying that financial literacy means diversification is just another example of the fox teaching the chickens. — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
I didn't even know there were stars to look at to not see. If you don't know that they're there, you don't… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The acquisition of literacy is one of the most important epigenetic achievements of Homo sapiens. To our knowledge, no other species ever… — Maryanne Wolf Copy Share Image
For people who are coming out of an oral tradition, it is very exciting to get into reading and writing and it… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
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