A good education should leave much to be desired

Quote by Alan Gregg

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The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

A good education should leave much to be desired.

A good education should leave much to be desired.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

Education begins with life.

Education begins with life.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given...

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education,...

I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education,...

When you educate a man you educate an individual when you educate a woman you...

When you educate a man you educate an individual when you educate a woman you...

A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.

A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery...

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery...

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...

If kids come to us [educators / teachers] from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes...

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and...

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and...

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor...

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor...

I will now teach my son Increase (and others of my children) the way of...

I will now teach my son Increase (and others of my children) the way of...