Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Lloyd Alexander

Quote by Lloyd Alexander

Work

The Book of Three

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander, born on January 30, 1924, was an American author of children's literature. Known for his rich imagination and unique narrative style, his works have been highly appreciated by readers. more

You May Also Like

“Now many of us celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (instead of or along with Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, Family Feud and/or Family Fun and Games). I see it as a day to learn more about the people whose land we stole (yes, even we whose forebearers came more recently, because we continue to benefit from the theft), and to sit in the complexity that is the building and continuation of our civilization.”

LearningCivilizationComplexityThanksgivingTheftBuildIndigenous PeoplesIndigenous Peoples Day
Author:Shellen Lubin
Create image

“There was another reason why I wasn't ready to tell you all this that night in the airport." "What other reason?" "Guess what today is?" "Um, Tuesday?" "Even better. It comes around once every four years. Last day of February? Ringing any bells?" He let that settle for a long moment before he curled his face into the half grin she loved so much. "It's leap day, baby.”

RomanceEveryone Loves A HeroMarie Force
Book:Everyone Loves a Hero
Create image

“The customary units of measurement? They have practical applications, but learning them is mostly done through rote memorization— There aren’t any proofs or critical evaluations regarding REASONS why a foot equals twelve inches There are only facts to memorize, but not puzzles to solve, With algebra—YES! There isn’t just memorization— There is the rearrangement of jigsaw pieces— jigsaw pieces that you can solve, not just memorize!”

EducationLearningMathPuzzlesMeasurementAlgebraSolving
Book:For the Intellect
Create image

“Subjects such as history have less of that problem solving relationship. Because history is driven by human nature, one cannot merely hypothesize what happened; one must, unfortunately, resort to memorization. To analyze history, one must memorize a fact, but STEM enables students to analyze the logic behind a STEM occurrence or phenomenon throughout. STEM is a subject of problem solving. STEM is problem solving.”

PhilosophyTruthScienceEducationHistoryLearningMathStemAcademics
Book:For the Intellect
Create image