Abstract Quote by John Taylor Gatto

The truth is that schools don't really teach anything except how to obey orders.

— John Taylor Gatto

“I've noticed a fascinating phenomenon in my thirty years of teaching: schools and schooling are increasingly irrelevant to the great enterprises of the planet.…

— John Taylor Gatto

Schools teach the need to be taught.

— Ivan Illich

Why are subjects like Common Sense, Humanity, and Simple Acts of Kindness not taught in school? Because some people never learn these qualities and…

— Doug Hall

Teaching is a truly noble profession. It's sad the amount of responsibility that teachers have today. They're not only teaching kids: they're raising kids,…

— Jesse L. Martin

One of the things that is very silly - and I hear from educators all the time - is that schools essentially teach kids…

— Ricardo Semler

“Yes, I know, because schools are cruel, illogical, and unfair. But the thing is, life is cruel, illogical, and unfair. That is why the…

— R. A. Spratt

Schools often get the teachers they deserve!

— Andy Hargreaves

The teachers teach the children that are going to take care of us. These are our future leaders, doctors, lawyers. So, they need to…

— Lil Jon

There are amazing teachers, but the system doesn't always allow them to address the individual needs of a child.

— Phil Keoghan

Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare…

— Jacques Barzun

Government-run schools can't instill morals and character.

— Jim DeMint