“If I had to design a mechanism for the express purpose of destroying a child's natural curiosity and love of pattern-making, I couldn't possibly do as good a job as is currently being done-I simply wouldn't have the imagination to come up with the kind of senseless, soul-crushing ideas that constitute contemporary mathematics education.” IfsKindChildrenIdeasSoulDoneJobsPurposeImaginationNaturalDesignAnd LoveMathematicsCuriosityPatternsCome UpContemporaryCrushDestroyingMechanismBeing DoneNatural Curiosity Author:Paul Lockhart
“A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.” EasyNaturalNiceSpeechElectionCome UpComicTargetFreedom Of SpeechLimiting Freedom Of Expression Author:Neil Gaiman
“The most natural way you would attempt to cope with something inside you that is affecting your moods and your energy levels is to intervene with chemicals to help and because medical science hasn't come up with pharmaceuticals that do particularly well you tend to reach for the chemicals that are outside the Pharma counter, i.e. narcotics and alcohol because they can guarantee your mood more or less.” WayWellsHelpingEnergyNaturalLevelsCome UpAlcoholMedicalMoodGuaranteesChemicalsNarcoticsMedical ScienceEnergy Levels Author:Stephen Fry