“A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads.” ChildrenSchoolEssentialsConnectionsAccountsCompetitionExcellencePhonesSpeedCellsMinoritiesAcademicPublic SchoolImperativesCell PhoneRestoringIpadsNetflixHigh SpeedAcademic Excellence Author:Michelle Malkin
“I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.” TryingMadeWantedSchoolGirlStuffSportsHairAcademicUniformsStrictInkVolleyballNunDipOther GirlElementary SchoolSandpaper Author:Zosia Mamet
“My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at school and university.” SchoolParentEffortUniversityAspirationWealthyAcademicSupportive Author:Paul Nurse
“I was quite straight-laced. I was quite academic until I was about 14 and then I went to boarding school where I had the opportunity to continue to be very academic, but got less interested in it and became more involved in acting. And then when I was applying for universities I used a couple of places on my UCAS form to apply for drama school without telling anyone... but didn't get into drama school. But that was the most rebellious thing I did.” SchoolFormUsedOpportunityActingCoupleInvolvedDramaUniversityAcademicRebellious Author:Carey Mulligan
“After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.” FirstsWellsSchoolCitiesAchievementPrimariesGradesAcademicFortePrimary SchoolStellarAcademic AchievementPenmanship Author:Vernon L. Smith
“If you have ambitions to go beyond your dreams, you should not seek to copy others' styles, but rather aim to acquire the fundamentals of the timeless principles of academic school, which is a prerequisite for the development of your Uniqueness as an Artist.” IfsShouldDreamSchoolArtistPrinciplesStyleDevelopmentAmbitionAimFundamentalsYour DreamsAcquireCopiesAcademicUniquenessTimelessPrerequisites Author:Igor Babailov
“In some sense our aim ought to be to convert the school from an academic institution into an intellectual one. That shift in the culture of schooling would represent a profound shift in emphasis and in direction.” SchoolCultureEducationOughtIntellectualAimInstitutionsProfoundAcademicEmphasisSchooling Author:Elliot W. Eisner
“I do not know whether to be delighted or outraged by the fact that Literary Theory: An Introduction was the subject of a study by a well known U.S. business school, which was intrigued to discover how an academic text could become a best-seller.” KnowsWellsFactsSchoolKnownStudySubjectsTheoryAcademicWell KnownIntroductionDelightedIntriguedSellersOutragedBest SellersBusiness SchoolLiterary Theory Book:Literary Theory: An Introduction Source: Literary Theory: An Introduction
“We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.” GivingShouldMaySchoolCoursesGoalEducationSacrificeStudentsStandardsHigh SchoolAcademicFlexibilityAcademic Standards Author:Rick Perry
“I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd. I didn't have a ton of academic skills. It wasn't until I was in high school that I was like, "I guess I like writing dialogue." So that's how I got into it.” WritingLittlesKidsSchoolSkillsHigh SchoolDialogueIndianAcademicNerdWriting Dialogue Author:Mindy Kaling
“I take the academic education as seriously as the physical education. That's why I tell parents that the schools can't do it all themselves. The parents can't come home from work and turn on the TV. That's not being a good parent.” HomeSchoolTurnsParentTvsComing HomeAcademicTurn-onGood ParentAcademic EducationPhysical EducationBeing A Good Parent Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I was stupid when I was 17 or 18. My thought process was that I thought that I was legitimately a hyper-genius, and so I wanted to go to the hardest academic school I could to see if I was really as smart as I thought I was.” IfsWantedSchoolProcessStupidGeniusSmartHardestAcademicMy ThoughtsHyperThought ProcessI Was Stupid Author:Tucker Max
“When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juilliard and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia.” TryingArtSchoolFiguresHigh SchoolDecidedArtisticDramaticAustraliaAcademicAuditionsRoyalAcademyScholarshipInstituteSydneyJuilliard Author:Deborah Kara Unger
“Leftism has influenced the literary, academic, media, and, therefore, the political elite far more than any other religion. It has taken over Western schools from elementary through graduate.” SchoolPoliticalTakenMediaWesternGraduatesAcademicElites Book:Dennis Prager: Volume I Source: Dennis Prager: Volume I