Agents Quote by Henry Giroux

We need to provide an education which teaches critical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.

— Pope Francis

Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You…

— Charlie Trotter

I believe that all students, when asked to be accountable for their actions and to be socially aware citizens, will become agents for change!

— Erin Gruwell

“One of the first things I learned when I began teaching courses in critical thinking in 1974 was that those of us trained in…

— Robert Carroll

To teach children to be critical thinkers, confident in being who they are, active learners and happy.

— Anonymous

Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

“The third leg of critical pedagogy's three-legged stool involves something called "affective learning." How students feel in class shapes so much of how they…

— Patricia Hill Collins

In order for critical pedagogy, dialogue, and thought to have real effects, they must advocate the message that all citizens, old and young, are…

— Henry Giroux

“A teacher might be the only “responsible citizen” the student interacts with. It is important to show how a responsible adult acts. This can…

— Oran Tkatchov

Creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take the risk of learning. We've known for a long time that when students lack a…

— Carol Ann Tomlinson

If teaching has any purpose, it is to implant true insight and responsibility. Education must lead us from irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgement.…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Education must prepare students to be independent, self-reliant human beings. But education, at its best, also must help students go beyond their private interests,…

— Ernest L. Boyer