“At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage in a professional career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin.” SchoolFatherCareersRolesMonthsHigh SchoolMathematicsFilledEightMedicalI RealizedGreekFeminineLatinGapsPermissionMedical SchoolProfessional Career Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini
“The American child, driven to school by bus and stupefied by television, is losing contact with reality. There is an enormous gap between the sheer weight of the textbooks that he carries home from school and his capacity to interpret what is in them.” ChildrenHomeRealitySchoolEducationUnited StatesTelevisionLosingCapacityWeightDrivenEnormousContactCarrieGapsBusSheerTextbooks Book:With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey Source: With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey
“I have the students for six hours a day. The community has them for 18 hours, plus prenatal and early childhood. I don't believe the schools create (the achievement gap), but our responsibility is not to add to it. We won't eliminate the gap until the community makes education a priority, but the schools can't wait for the community to do its part.” BelieveSchoolWaitingCommunityHoursResponsibilityChildhoodStudentsCommunicationAchievementSixAddDon't BelievePrioritiesPlusGapsEarly ChildhoodAchievement Gap Author:Bill Vaughan