A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

Quote by A Bartlett Giamatti

Topics: Education Quotes, Society Quotes

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...

He who studies MA in English Literature but fears the name Shakespeare is one who...

He who studies MA in English Literature but fears the name Shakespeare is one who...

Higher education is everybody's rite

Higher education is everybody's rite

The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new...

The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new...

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to...

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to...

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has...

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has...

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

A Socrates in every classroom.

A Socrates in every classroom.

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

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

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Education is too important to be left solely to the educators

Education is too important to be left solely to the educators

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

Our task is to provide an education for the kind of kids we have... Not...

Our task is to provide an education for the kind of kids we have... Not...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way...

If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way...

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.

Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.