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title: "3 Purpose Schools Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Purpose Schools quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Purpose Schools sayings and thoughts."
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> [The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donalyn-miller/the-purpose-of-schools-should-not-be-to-prepare-students-for-more/)

[Donalyn Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donalyn-miller/)

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> [“The stated purpose of schools is to educate the kids. But there is no external pressure to do this well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/the-stated-purpose-of-schools-is-to-educate-the-kids-but-there-is-no/)

[Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/paul-graham-7010_education_the-stated-purpose-of-schools-is-to-educ_1143878.jpg)

> [“Without a purpose, schools are houses of detention, not attention”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/without-a-purpose-schools-are-houses-of-detention-not-attention/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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