Schooling Quotes

157 quotes by 126 authors

Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to… — Jacques Barzun
If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an… — Wendell Berry
We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a… — Arthur C. Clarke
I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business. — Stephen Ambrose
Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One… — Martin Amis
During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go unseen. A few individuals may… — Neal A. Maxwell
I try never to let my schooling get in the way of my education. — Mark Twain
we must go on fighting for basic education for all, but also emphasize the importance of the content of education. We have to make sure… — Amartya Sen
Teenagers learn best by doing things, they learn best in teams and they learn best by doing things for real - all the opposite of… — Geoff Mulgan
Growth and mastery come only to those who vigorously self-direct. Initiating, creating, doing, reflecting, freely associating, enjoying privacy-these are precisely what the structures of schooling… — John Taylor Gatto
The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot… — John Taylor Gatto
The shocking possibility that dumb people don't exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to… — John Taylor Gatto
The national school is not a lecture hall or a library. Its schooling consists chiefly in experimental collective action aimed at the realization of a… — Herbert Croly
Historically, much of the motivation for public schooling has been to stifle variety and institute social control. — Hugh Jackman
Education had been a great gift for him [Ziauddin]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance allowed… — Malala Yousafzai
One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now. Men came to earth consciously to… — Spencer W. Kimball
All this time I lived with my parents, and wrought on the plantation; and having had schooling pretty well for a planter, I used to… — John Woolman
I learned more about elections on election night 2000 than I ever did during my 16 years of schooling. — Rob Corddry
All that schooling never prepares you for the reality of life. — Juliette Lewis
I went to school, but they didn't give you too much schooling because just as soon as you was big enough, you get to working… — Muddy Waters

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