“The student of Nature wonders the more and is astonished the less, the more conversant he becomes with her operations; but of all the perennial miracles she offers to his inspection, perhaps the most worthy of admiration is the development of a plant or of an animal from its embryo.” AnimalWonderStudentsDevelopmentOffersMiraclePlantWorthyOperationsAdmirationEmbryosInspection Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.” IfsYearsLittlesKidsSpiritWonderNew YorkStudentsCynicismOrchestraScratchesFatigueMusic LoveCynicExuberanceOld Music Author:Zubin Mehta
“One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.” EnoughWonderStudentsSatisfiedCredentialsUncaringLack Of Education Author:Jane Jacobs
“I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you. What's more difficult is to identify with someone you don't see, who's very far away, who's a different color, who eats a different kind of food. When you begin to do that then literature is really performing its wonders.” LooksKindDifferentNextLiteratureDifficultWonderDoorsStudentsColorLike YouPerformingDifferent KindsFar AwayLike YourselfDifferent Colors Author:Chinua Achebe
“Besides, I'd heard too many Karen Carpenter tales at Gladstone PTA meetings, and they often took the form of boasts. The prestigious diagnosis of anorexia seemed much coveted not only by the students but by their mothers, who would compete over whose daughter ate less. No wonder the poor girls were a mess.” FormMotherGirlPoorWonderHeardStudentsDaughterMeetingsTalesMessBoastDiagnosisAnorexiaCarpenterPrestigiousPtaGladstone Book:We Need To Talk About Kevin Source: We Need To Talk About Kevin
“Casals says music fills him with the wonder of life and the 'incredible marvel' of being a human. Ives says it expands his mind and challenges him to be a true individual. Bernstein says it is enriching and ennobling. To me, that sounds like a good cause for making music and the arts an integral part of every child's education. Studying music and the arts elevates children's education, expands students' horizons, and teaches them to appreciate the wonder of life.” MindHumansChildrenArtIndividualCausesSoundChallengesWonderTeachStudyStudentsAppreciateIncrediblesHorizonEnrichingGood CausesWonder Of LifeStudying Music Author:Richard Riley
“Consciousness-Based Education is education that is in most ways exactly like regular education, but with the added technique of Transcendental Meditation. Transcendental Meditation, or TM as it's often referred to, allows students to dive in and experience the unbounded ocean of consciousness within each of us, the big treasury, the field within each of us that is the base of all matter and all mind. It's been found that transcending and experiencing that unbounded, eternal level of life does wonders for education, and for human beings.” WayMindHumansDoeMatterBigsFoundHuman BeingsLevelsConsciousnessWonderMeditationFieldsStudentsOceanEternalTechniqueTreasuryTranscendentalTranscendingTranscendental MeditationLevels Of Life Author:David Lynch
“My attitude about teaching has always been the same. From early on, I wanted to make yoga accessible so that anyone, regardless of ability, could experience its wonder, joy, and power. I encourage students to question, learn, and develop their own personal practice.” WantedJoyAbilityAttitudeWonderPracticeTeachingStudentsYogaMy AttitudeEncourage Students Author:David F. Swensen