Famous quotes on education

QUOTES ON TEACHER AND EDUCATION The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done - men who are creative, inventive and discoverers” Jean Piaget quotes “We cannot create observers by saying "observe," but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses” Maria Montessori “If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future.” Maria Montessori The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of

your mind. Kahlil Gibr Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. Bill Gates I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. John Steinbeck I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning . Carl Rogers