Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: ‘You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of...

An individual school can handle a resident idiot from time to time, but an entire school system is only as good as its weakest leader.

School, politics, sports, and games train us to compete against others. True rewards — wealth, knowledge, love, fitness, and equanimity — come from ignoring others and improving ourselves.

It was Monday morning. Swaminathan was reluctant to open his eyes. he considered Monday specially unpleasant in the calendar. After the delicious freedom of Saturday and Sunday, it was difficult to get into the Monday...

The essence of education is not to get a certificate or job but, to be a holistically developed person who can positively impact the society.

I tell him about … Jack and Annabel, smart and ready and I’m wondering where all that smart comes from and I figure some from parents, some from school, and some from a place inside...

When I graduated from this high school in 1980, I swore that I would never set foot in this place again.

It’s a thrill to be here. I’ve known Gary since I was coming out of high school and this is a great opportunity for me to learn from him and Matt Stover.

A homeless man visited my store today. The few quarters that he had in his pocket he invested on books. I offered him free books, but he insisted on giving me his quarters. He walked...

School is cool as a netiquette rule. Use it as a tool.

Only one day at public school and the bitches already made your locker rain?” she laughs. “Impressive.

I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that’s what really started me off.

Umur jangan dijadikan alasan! Bayi saja bisa berprestasi!

The first permanent structure in Jacksonville was a school/saloon. It was built by the Irish.

I don’t know about you, but I find the idea of a school at night time – imagining the silent classrooms in total darkness and the playgrounds left lonesome and bare – creepily peculiar.

Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.

His sensitive nature was still smarting under the lashes of an undivided and squalid way of life. His soul was still disquieted and cast down by the dull phenomenon of Dublin. He had emerged from...

In Brandon, everybody kind of owns the school.

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it in summer school

school planners are experimenting with the concept of virtual schools.

We’re the smallest school by far that’ll be there. Being a small school in track is difficult. You win with depth. But we’re going to go there and give it our best effort. We’ll try...

But I know I didn’t love school for school’s sake. I had never really been what people call an ‘academic’ person, nor did I see myself becoming one. Instead, I took pleasure in the fact...

He just absolutely killed us in high school. We just didn’t have someone that physical, that willing to just get it done. My last game, he had 20 (points) and 20 (rebounds). So, go figure.

Karim recognized me and realized we had gone to high school together in Algeria,

He’s like a school teacher. You sit there and talk to him on the bench, pick his brain and he’ll somehow make you come up with the answer.

Gonzaga was the kind of place you’d not even think about loving until you’d left it for a couple of years.

If I could do anything, I would go to the middle of our planet, Earth, and seek uranium, rubies, and gold. I’d look for Unspoiled Monsters. Then I’d move to the country. –Florie Rotondo, age...

In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to...

worksheets – the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).

Mom, is the world coming to an end?” Jonny asked, picking up the plate of cookies and ramming one into his mouth.”No, it isn’T,” Mom said, folding her lawn chair and carrying it to the...

Everything I need to know… I learned in kindergarten.

If it weren’t for the fact that he’d been flat on his back in a full body cast, then recovering, he probably would be glad he missed finishing the school year since it meant he’s...

No one answered. You could hear the light buzzing over us. I love that sound. It means school isn’t working, that the teachers are losing the battle.

I wanted to capture what language ability tests could never reveal: her intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

your gonna meet new people, but be careful most of them are 2 faced. But remember the most important people is God and family aren’t 2 faced so look up to the ones that are...

Our overall theme is to really support individuals, and I’m not just talking about students. Educators in the school also need to take some risks, commit to life-long learning and develop the skills in being...

That’s a long time — I think too long for that program, considering all the attributes and the things that school and that program have to offer. It’s almost unbelievable.

I fancy my father thought me an odd child, and had little fondness for me; though he was very careful in fulfilling what he regarded as a parent’s duties. But he was already past the...

Schooling will give you knowledge to make your living, but education is for living a life.

Nobody can make you feel ignorant but you—the you from before, the one who skipped school and slept in class. By you, of course, I mean me.

My score doesn’t matter. As a coach, the big thing at the high school level is to work on course management. I stress shot selection and playing smart golf. It’s knowing what shots to take,...

I didn’t give it much thought back then. I just wanted to get all the words straight and collect my A.

There’s nothing harder and more unpredictable than high school state tournaments. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a team persevere better. I know I’ve never coached one, but I don’t know if I’ve ever...

Before I started (college), that’s the advice my dad gave me. He said to pick classes based on the teacher whenever you can, not the subject…his point was that good teachers are priceless. They inspire...

Fifth grade was fourth grade with something wrong. Nothing changed outright. Instead it teetered. You’d pushed futility at Public School 38 so long by then you expected the building itself would be embarrassed and quit....

Suddenly, Tara’s accomplishment was clear. She had lined up allies among the school’s various groups and got them all to work together for probably the first time in the school’s history. She was like a...

I’m a little nervous since it’s a new school and new surroundings, … I’m more worried about classes.

So here’s the deal: I speak up in class, I get sent to office. Megan speaks up in class, she’s a “strong, assertive model student.”I post a few flyers saying that the vending machines on...

Kids didn’t have huge backpacks when I was their age. We didn’t have backpacks at all. Now it seemed all the kids had them. You saw little second-graders bent over like sherpas, dragging themselves through...

There’s a lot of bands in this school who would like to participate.