It was also, however, a favorite place for novices to stand and wait for innocent students to slip up by talking too… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
Albert is a very poor student. He is mentally slow, unsociable and is always daydreaming. He is spoiling it for the rest… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be… — Gaston Caperton Copy Share Image
Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history. — Peter Warlock Copy Share Image
The median GPA and LSAT percentile for students of the country's elite law schools were 3.8 and 98 respectively. At the time… — Lino Graglia Copy Share Image
Instead of being the 'font of all knowledge,' teachers are required to be effective facilitators of student learning both within and outside… — Susan Mann Copy Share Image
Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Many of my students learn different techniques online and I have learnt a lot using this medium. Art is picking up in… — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
I removed 'cyberspace' from my vernacular. The idea, which I grew up with, of going into a place separate from the real… — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
Princeton is quite integrated. Women are professors at Princeton. Women are students at Princeton. That began in the 1970s. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
There are different kinds of truths for different kinds of people. There are truths appropriate for children; truths that are appropriate for… — Irving Kristol Copy Share Image
I see myself as a student. I would never call myself a master or a maestro. If you take the path of… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers,… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts. — Lynne Rae Perkins Copy Share Image
“Tut, tut! I have often admonished my pupils to count ten before speaking. Were I you, Mr. Philander, I should count at… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
Substitute teacher: 'Does your normal teacher let you do that?' Students: 'Yeah...' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness, not… — Alfie Kohn Copy Share Image
In my opinion, using creation and evolution as topics for critical-thinking exercises in primary and secondary schools is virtually guaranteed to confuse… — Eugenie Scott Copy Share Image
Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
There are jobs here in Baltimore, but the problem is we don't have skilled people. Like the Port Covington initiative - that's… — Sheila Dixon Copy Share Image
We need to make college affordable in price, and also have lower-cost student loans and more available grants for students. — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately, it kills all its students! — Punkinhead Abhishek Copy Share Image
The feeling of understanding is as private as the feeling of pain. The act of understanding is at the heart of all… — Percy Williams Bridgman Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of regular school and regular education. I just learn better in a classroom where I can talk to… — Nick Robinson Copy Share Image
Common education standards are essential for producing the educated work force America needs to remain globally competitive. This voluntary state lead effort… — Craig R. Barrett Copy Share Image
You [the teacher] do not merely insert a lot of facts, if you teach them [the students] properly. It is not like… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
I hate when teachers complain about having so much work to grade...We had to do it. You're just checking it. Suck it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People would react to books by authors like James and Austen almost on a gut level. I think it was not so… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
We are in tough economic times right now, and the first thing we have to do is look at how we're spending… — Michelle Rhee Copy Share Image
Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image