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“You went to school," Lee said. "I mean, at some point. And it didn't suit you very well. They wanted to teach you things you didn't care about. Dates and math and trivia about dead presidents. They didn't teach persuasion. Your ability to persuade is the single most important determinant of your quality of life, and they didn't cover that at all. Well, we do. And we're looking for students with natural aptitude.”

Quote by Max Barry

Book:Lexicon

Work

Lexicon

In this fictional narrative, a group of individuals develops a new language with the aim of preserving and shaping human culture. The story delves into the complexities of language, communication, and the power of words. more

Author

Max Barry

Max Barry, born on March 18, 1973, is an Australian author known for his unique perspective and humorous style. His works primarily focus on science fiction, fantasy, and realism. more

“Melelahkan sekali ketika kita terus mengejar pengakuan dari orang lain. Kepuasan harus berasal dari diri sendiri. Aku tidak mau terlihat menyedihkan. Aku ingin sahabat dan keluargaku merasa bangga. Dan bukan kebanggaan yang kubangun di atas pasir yang sewaktu-waktu hilang tertiup angin. Aku ingin kebanggaan mereka sekuat baja. Kebanggaan yang berasal dari diriku sendiri.”

School Romance Teenlit Sclub

Book:CineUs

Source: CineUs

“Courtesy and kindness cultivate confidence with good Netiquette. Doing things right makes you feel good.”

School Social Media Surfing Courtesy Social Networking

Author:David Chiles

“Teachers who complain 'These kids have no work ethic' couldn't be farther off the mark. The problem is not that these kids lack a work ethic; the problem is that some of them see no connection between a work ethic and school. None of them would think, for example, to say to a customer at the MacDonald's drive-up window, 'Do you think I could get you those Chicken McNuggets some time tomorrow?' Yet we give sanction to that sort of request when it comes to school assignments.”

School Education Work Ethic

Book:Getting Schooled: The Reeducation of an American Teacher

Source: Getting Schooled: The Reeducation of an American Teacher

“She was right: school was lonely. The eighteen and nineteen year olds didn't socialize with the younger kids, and though there were plenty of students my age and younger [...] their lives were so cloistered and their concerns so foolish and foreign-seeming that it was as if they spoke some lost middle-school tongue I'd forgotten. They lived at home with their parents; they worried about things like grade curves and Italian Abroad and summer internships at the UN; they freaked out if you lit a cigarette in front of them; they were earnest, well-meaning, undamaged, clueless. For all I had in common with any of them, I might as well have tried to go down and hang out with the eight year olds at PS 41.”