Education Quote by Daniel Suarez

“They’d had so much more luck investing in eccentric B and C students. The rationale was simple: Those heavily invested in the status quo…

— Daniel Suarez

“Once the writers of the Common Core arrived at what standards they concluded were needed to graduate from high school – and to be…

— Terry Marselle

I was valedictorian of my class until I switched to a neighboring high school, but I maintained the grades and involvement. Switching schools was…

— Taylor Louderman

If you go to an elite school where the other students in your class are all really brilliant, you run the risk of mistakenly…

— Malcolm Gladwell

You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that…

— Julie Taymor

When I finished school, everyone wanted to go to a good university and become a lawyer or a doctor. My A-levels were sort of…

— Ben Barnes

But, before we in America critique East Asia, we must also recognize that we are - unfortunately - taking on some of the same…

— Henry Rosovsky

I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and…

— J. C. Chandor

“Our school system is largely geared toward the set-up: the emphasis on factual knowledge and certifications makes it seem like life is primarily about…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Masters" are those who have simply started to see the difference in what they have learned and are yet to understand ...”

— Alan B Jones

I did well in school and was able to excel in those areas where I knew I needed to be good at.

— Nick Wooster