A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives. — Anne Sullivan (1866-1936, teacher, companion of Helen Keller)
The Lowest Form of Education
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education. — Zhuangzi (369-286 BC, Chinese Taoist philosopher)
He Who Opens A School Door
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. — Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
It Helps A Child to Open up Himself to Life
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life. — Maria Montessori (1870-1952)
An Action Committed in Anger
An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. — Genghis Khan (1162-1227), the first khagan of the Mongol Empire
The Job of An Educator
The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves. — Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
The Cheap Defense of Nations
Education is the cheap defense of nations. — Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
Everybody Is forever A Pupil
All of life is education and everybody is a teacher and everybody is forever a pupil. — Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Something You Don’t Know
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t. — Bill Nye (1955-)
The Real Safeguard of Democracy
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. — Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
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