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“A proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means putting first things first.”

People Firsts Mean Important Young Order Education Knowing First Things First

Book:In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World

Source: In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World

“I am I because my little dog knows me but, creatively speaking the little dog knowing that you are you and your recognising that he knows, that is what destroys creation. That is what makes school.”

Knows Littles School Education Creativity Knowing Dog Creation Identity Know Me

Book:Writings, 1932-1946

Source: Writings, 1932-1946

“So while it is true that children are exposed to more information and a greater variety of experiences than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated. We always know much more than we understand, and with the torrent of information to which young people are exposed, the gap between knowing and understanding, between experience and learning, has become even greater than it was in the past.”

People Knows Children Doe Past Young Understanding Education Knowing Greater Information Variety Gaps Exposed Sophisticated Experience And Learning Knowing And Understanding

Author:David Elkind

“I am not of the opinion generally entertained in this country [England], that man lives by Greek and Latin alone; that is, by knowing a great many words of two dead languages, which nobody living knows perfectly, and which are of no use in the common intercourse of life. Useful knowledge, in my opinion, consists of modern languages, history, and geography; some Latin may be thrown into the bargain, in compliance with custom, and for closet amusement.”

“Knowing is NOT the most important thing. To be able to FIND OUT is more important than knowing.”

Important Able Ability Education Knowing Findings Importance Important Things

Author:Sugata Mitra

“[on education] It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.”

“The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should have the opportunity of teaching itself. What does it matter if the pupil know a little more or a little less? A boy who leaves school knowing much, but hating his lessons, will soon have forgotten all he ever learned; while another who had acquired a thirst for knowledge, even if he had learned little, would soon teach himself more than the first ever knew.”