Monday, September 17, 2012

Words of Wisdom-124: Abigail Van Buren

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance - Abigail Van Buren

Write-up on Abigail Van Buren from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Words of Wisdom-123: Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning - Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Words of Wisdom-122: Alvin Toffler

The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn - Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist

Write-up on Alvin Toffler from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Toffler

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http://www.alvintoffler.net/

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Words of Wisdom-121: Emma Goldman

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure - Emma Goldman

Write-up on Emma Goldman from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman

Full Text of Emma Goldman's ANARCHISM AND OTHER ESSAYS from Project Gutenberg: 
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2162/2162-h/2162-h.htm

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Words of Wisdom-120: John W. Gardner

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants - John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Videos to Watch-14: A different twist on Education. Sadhguru



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Sadhguru shares his views on education in India and the possibilities for the future. (AO64)

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Words of Wisdom-119: Ingersoll

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense - Robert Green Ingersoll

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Full Text of Ingersollia: Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Ingersoll from Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38106/38106-h/38106-h.htm

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