Quotes about Education

teach them how to read, write, spell, and do arithmetic, all while staying physically fit and being kind to others.

For we're newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it.

Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.

Teaching resurrects dead words so they live again.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

The First Amendment does not require students to leave their religion at the schoolhouse door. … If students can wear T-shirts advertising sports teams, rock groups or politicians, they can also wear T-shirts that promote religion. … Religion is too important to our history and our heritage for us to keep it out of our schools.

If you get health, then you have opportunity for literacy. Health first, then literacy. Once you have literacy, then you have a chance to bring in the new tools of communication. Let people reach out and have access to the latest advances.

In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there's such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.

Delayed gratification is important first and foremost in training children.

Our culture has castrated the role of the teacher. It is possible to attend college, get a business degree, and never have received any teaching by someone who ever owned a business. We value concepts and ideas above experience with results. I