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teach them how to read, write, spell, and do arithmetic, all while staying physically fit and being kind to others.
- Ernest Cline
For we're newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it.
- Eugene Peterson
Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.
- Eugene Peterson
Teaching resurrects dead words so they live again.
- Eugene Peterson
The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
- Henry Ward Beecher
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.
- Elton John
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.
- Bill Clinton
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.
- Bill Gates
In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there's such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.
- Bill Gates
Delayed gratification is important first and foremost in training children.
- Bill Hybels
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
- Bill Johnson