We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet – Swami Vivekananda
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Words of Wisdom-127:
We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet – Swami Vivekananda
Monday, July 1, 2013
Words of Wisdom-126:
Our
Educational System: Everybody is a genius.
But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its
whole life believing that it is stupid – Albert Eintein
Friday, June 28, 2013
Words of Wisdom-125:
Do not
educate your child to be rich. Instead
educate your child to be happy, so, when he or she gorws up, he or she will
know the value of things, NOT the price- Unknown
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
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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
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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
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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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