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Quote by Ethan Hawke

“I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.”

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Ethan Hawke, born on November 6, 1970, is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his performances in films such as 'Before Sunset', 'Boyhood', and 'Night Train', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. more

“That education is not an affair of "telling" and being told, but an active and constructive process, is a principle almost as generally violated in practice as conceded in theory. Is not this deplorable situation due to the fact that the doctrine is itself merely told? It is preached; it is lectured; it is written about.”

Facts Process Situation Principles Practice Teacher Written Teaching Theory Affair Active Dues Doctrine Constructive Conceded

Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors

“You got to look outside- your eyes- you got to think outside- your brain- you got to walk outside- your life- to where the neighborhoods change.”

Thinking Looks Eye Walks Brain Teacher Teaching Neighborhood

Author:Ani DiFranco

“Whether you like it or not the millions are here, and here they will remain. If you do not lift them up, they will pull you down... Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life.”

Ifs Teach Millions Teacher Teaching Lifts Working It You Like It

Book:W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings

Source: W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings

“A smooth lecture... may be pleasant; a good teacher challenges, asks, irritates and maintains high standards - all that is generally not pleasant.”