Areas Quote by Freeman Dyson

Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are.

— Robert Kirshner

I'm prejudiced about education altogether. I think it's terribly overrated. It wastes a tremendous amount of time - especially for women, it's particularly badly…

— Freeman Dyson

The dumbing down of elementary and secondary education has made its way to the collegiate level; too many unprepared students are admitted despite their…

— Charlie Sykes

Many of our young people spend four years getting very expensive college degrees. But our universities fail them and the nation if they continue…

— Heather Wilson

I think everyone to a certain degree wants to be accepted.

— Meaghan Jette Martin

I feel it has become increasingly competitive. There are some insane cut-offs to get into a lot of colleges.

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

The Ph.D. system was designed for a job in academics. And it works really well if you really want to be an academic, and…

— Freeman Dyson

“It is one of the defects of modern higher education that it has become too much a training in the acquisition of certain kinds…

— Bertrand Russell

As a first-generation college student, I know the hurdles that far too many people face in accessing quality, affordable higher education.

— Alex Padilla

A college degree remains one of America's surest paths to well-paying, rewarding careers. But too many underserved students - especially students of color -…

— Miguel Cardona

Students are too busy jumping through the next hurdle in the résumé race to figure out what they really want. They are too frantic…

— David Brooks

One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of…

— Jane Jacobs