Education… has produced a

Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. G. M. Trevelyan

Many people who talk

Many people who talk about the discovery method of teaching are really talking about arranging a lesson or an experiment so that students discover what they are supposed to discover. That is not an exploration. The whole tradition of exploration is being lost for entire generations. Frank Oppenheimer

You cannot teach a

You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself. Dale Carnegie

By three methods we

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius

The one and only

The one and only method of teaching men the true religion was established by Divine Providence for the whole world, and for all times: that is, by persuading the understanding through reasons, and by gently attracting or exhorting the will. Bartolome de las Casas

Education is what survives

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. B. F. Skinner