If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. Ive had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and Ive been surprised that it means that to them. “Every kid has something they’re good at, that you hope they find and gravitate toward. 1989 In The Power of the Word, Public Broadcasting Service,15 Sep. “The secret in education lies in respecting the student.” Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wit and Wisdom of Maya Angelou, p.9, Hachette UK The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. “Don’t just teach your kids to read-teach them to question what they read. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” “There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems it’s just one, and it’s education.” “Education must not simply teach work-it must teach Life.” For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers. “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.” Its good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. “A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” “The highest result of education is tolerance.” She was best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style. We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of loves light we dare be brave And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. “It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time – for we are bound by that – but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.” Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar Maya Angelou was a world-famous author. Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.” “My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Please share your own favorites in the comment section below! We’d love to read them! The school year may be nearing its close, but our education never stops progressing…at least we hope it doesn’t! For today’s blog post, we put together a few of our favorite quotations about education.
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