It's important to maintain our focus and sustain our commitment as we count down the number of days remaining in the school calendar. We can't be distracted by the approach of summer and veer off course from the values and beliefs that form our foundation and serve as a catalyst for the future. Here are some interesting quotes involving education that may prompt us all to reflect on our perspectives.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. Sydney J. Harris
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. Albert Einstein
The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize. Franklin D. Roosevelt
It'll be a great day when education gets all the money it wants and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy bombers. Author unknown
An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life. Author Unknown
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know. Daniel Boorstein
Education is not the filling of a pail, but th elighting of a fire. William Butler Keats
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm Forbes
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. G.K. Chesterton
Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. John W. Gardner
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