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“We know that out of that bleak rectory in Yorkshire came Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and all the richly imaginative works of the Brontë sisters... To me, a famous writer's house is irresistable. The more ordinary the scene, in fact, the more I succumb to sensation, wonder and awe.”

Book:The Informed Air: Essays

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The Informed Air: Essays

This book is a compilation of thoughtful essays that delve into a range of subjects, offering readers a diverse and insightful exploration of different perspectives and concepts. more

Author

Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark was a Scottish author known for her wit and sharp social commentary. Born on February 1, 1918, in Edinburgh, Scotland, she passed away on April 13, 2006. Spark's writing often delved into themes of identity, morality, and the human condition, with her novel 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' being one of her most celebrated works. more

“We inherited a strong and flourishing country, and instead of making the investments - that is, the sacrifices - to maintain it, we chose to suck it dry and stick our children with the bill. If you want to see who is to blame for student debt, just look in the mirror. And if parents find themselves supporting kids beyond their college years, that is only, in the aggregate, a form of compensatory justice: the intergenerational transfer of wealth that should have been effected through taxation.”

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Book:Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

Source: Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

“Let's put our money where our mouth is; let's invest in the future by investing in the education of our youth and the re-education of those who need it and aren't so young anymore. It's not charity; it's an investment in the mental, intellectual, and social infrastructure of our country and our planet. Charity is something you give to corporations when they commit crimes of fraud and plunge the world into economic turmoil.”

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Book:Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth: the Guide to Sustainable Shire Living

Source: Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth: the Guide to Sustainable Shire Living

“Economists had found an almost one-to-one match between PISA scores and a nation's long term economic growth. Many other things influenced economic growth, of course, but the ability of a workforce to learn, think and adapt was the ultimate stimulus package...For students, PISA scores were a better predictor of who would go to college than report cards...PISA wasn't measuring memorization; it was measuring aspiration.”

Education Pisa

Author:Amanda Ripley

“This strange new test called PISA, which stood for the Program for International Student Assessment. Instead of a typical test question, which might ask which combination of coins you needed to buy something, PISA asked you to design your own coins, right there in the test booklet.”