A child of the new generation Refused to learn multiplication. He said 'Don't conclude That I'm stupid or rude; I am simply without motivation.' — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
We must protect each other against the attacks of those self-appointed watchdogs of patriotism now abroad in the land who irresponsibly pin red labels… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
How fortunate for civilization, that Beethoven, Michelangelo, Galileo and Faraday were not required by law to attend schools where their total personalities would have… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
That there is no such thing as the scientific method, one might easily discover by asking several scientists to define it. One would find,… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
[About the demand of the Board of Regents of the University of California that professors sign non-Communist loyalty oaths or lose their jobs within 65 days.] No conceivable damage to the university at the hands of hypothetical Communists among us could possibly have equaled the damage resulting from the unrest, ill-will and suspicion engendered by this series of events. — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share
[When questioned on his longevity] First of all, I selected my ancestors very wisely. ... They were long-lived, healthy people. Then, as a chemist, I know how to eat, how to exercise, keep my blood circulating. ... I don't worry. I don't get angry at people. I don't worry about things I can't help. I do what I can to… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share
[I shall not] discuss scientific method, but rather the methods of scientists. We proceed by common sense and ingenuity. There are no rules, only… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Instead of adjusting students to docile membership in whatever group they happen to be placed, we should equip them to cope with their environment,… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled with by… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
The members of the department became like the Athenians who, according to the Apostle Paul, "spent their time in nothing else, but either to… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
The best person able to appraise promise as a mathematician is a gifted teacher, and not a professional tester. — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks we can continue to have world wars but make them nice polite affairs by outlawing this weapon or that should meditate… — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
A child of the new generation Refused to learn multiplication. He said 'Don't conclude That I'm stupid or rude; I am simply without motivation.' — Joel Henry Hildebrand Copy Share Image
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