Quotes for All
We hear a lot of talk these days about teaching values in higher education. Frankly, I am not sure this can be accomplished through a separate course in morality or ethics. I am convinced, however, that values are sustained on campus by the honesty of our words, and by the confidence we have in the … Read more
Book CoverTo have people who are well informed but not constrained by conscience is conceivably, the most dangerous outcome of education possible. Indeed it could be argued that ignorance is better than unguided intelligence, for the most dangerous people are those who have knowledge without a moral framework. Ernest L. Boyer
As I watched my grandfather work with people who were impoverished, I began to understand that to be truly human, one must serve. Ernest L. Boyer
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every home had good books instead of knick-knacks and plastic flowers on the bookshelves? And wouldn’t it be great if every child heard good speech and received thoughtful answers to their questions instead of ‘be quiet’ or ‘go to bed’? Ernest L. Boyer
An incompetent teacher is even worse than an incompetent surgeon because a surgeon can only cut up one person at a time. Ernest L. Boyer
Based upon the pictures, I concluded that about 60 percent of all college classes in the United States are held outside, underneath a tree, usually by a gently flowing stream. Ernest L. Boyer
When all is said and done we simply must make teaching in this country an honorable profession-since it’s in the classrooms of America where the battle for excellence, ultimately, will be won or lost. Ernest L. Boyer
The assumption of all education is that learning will be directed toward constructive ends and I’m convinced that colleges should support students in their determination to be useful, self-sufficient, and productive. Ernest L. Boyer
Literature is an inquiry into the deepest yearnings of the human spirit. Ernest L. Boyer
To put it simply, school readiness means creating in this country a public love of children. Ernest L. Boyer