“He had the good memory which is more useful for scholastic achievement than mental power.”
Source: Of Human Bondage
“School is one thing, education is another. The two don't always overlap. Whether you are in school or not, it is always your job to get yourself an education.”
Source: Steal Like an Artist
“In a fool, education can be like a full box of matches in the hand of a toddler that is home-alone.”
Source: P for Pessimism: A Collection of Funny yet Profound Aphorisms
“Enlightenment is a sacred education.”
“Wir sollten die Leute in die Schule zurückschicken, damit sie über die Dinge nachdenken, über die sie nachdachten, bis jemand daherkam und ihnen sagte, sie müssten sich einen Lebensunterhalt verdienen.
- Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)”
Source: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
“The Conveyor Belt
Conceived, carried, cut out, torn, born,
slapped, named, numbered,
needled, drugged, stodged, stuffed,
shod, shorn, collared, tied, capped,
herded, classed, seated, schooled,
brought up, put down, labelled a sinner,
smacked, caned, loved, deceived, cuffed,
suited, sorted, thwarted,
broken, tamed, healed, polished, ironed,
worked, used, taxed, mortgaged, owned,
chiselled, chained, oiled, tanned, plastered,
tempted, failed,
wired, subscribed, registered, addicted,
hitched, kidded, hounded, feared,
poisoned, sickened, pilled,
nipped, tucked, wigged,
bedded, heart attacked.
Freed!
Buried, burned, mourned and forgotten..
Next Please!”
Source: Topsy-Turvy World - Vegan Anarchy
“In what can sometimes be a sea of apathy, teachers are drawn moth-like to kids with light bulbs hovering over their heads. It gives them something to work with. I will be forever grateful to Dora Brooking, for not only spotting my light bulb but also helping me turn up the wattage.”
Source: Nerd Do Well
“Kids are resilient. They understand way (WAY) more than adults give them credit for, and they pick up on unspoken cues when things aren’t explicitly expressed to them.”
Source: The Noisy Classroom
“It's probably true that schools are the most conservative of all cultural institutions, relentlessly seeking to pass on the rules of a damaged society to the next generation.”
Source: The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life
“School only trains your mind, and that's such a small part of who you are...You're so much more. Your heart and soul, Sophie. We need to nourish the whole you as much as your brain.”
Source: The Love Proof