Amit-kalantri-quotes Quote by Amit Kalantri

“...none of us will have forgotten that lesson. What matters is not the facts but how you discover and think about them: education in…

— Richard Dawkins

“The textbooks are dumbed down to the where your kid sister could probably read them, and the teacher go over and over and over…

— Charles Benoit

“Examinations consist of the foolish asking questions the wise cannot answer”

— Oscar Wilde

You know, exams are like war -- the birth rate of ideas goes up. Anything to keep from this dismal regimen, says poor mind,…

— James Tiptree Jr

“the only test any book should ever have to pass is whether the reader likes it”

— Clay Shirky

“Examinations are even entertaining, if you know the right answers.”

— Jean Webster

“Half of what students learn in school is useful only during examinations.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Pupils actually learn better if conditions are arranged so that they have to make errors. Specifically, people remember things better and longer if they…

— Scientific American

“I am a teacher. I should be giving tests, not taking them.”

— Allan Dare Pearce

“Those who were frequently tested reached the end of the semester on top of the material and did not need to cram for exams.…

— Peter C. Brown

“When mistakes teach a lesson, make sure you are in class, just in case they hold a quiz”

— Erwin D. Maramat

“I want to kidnap kids and force them to take useless tests all day long. Wait, that’s what our public education system already does.”

— Jarod Kintz