Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
E. L. (Edgar Lawrence) Doctorow (1931-2015) was an American writer and editor. He was best known for his historical novels.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish writer. He was well-known for his poetry.
You can teach to a wall, but when you help someone learn, you have to get involved with the whole person.
Every adult needs a child to teach; that’s the way adults learn.
Guy Rice Doud (born 1953) is an American author and speaker. He is a former National Teacher of the Year.
All genuine education comes about through experience.
Hunger not to have, but to be.
John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher and educational reformer. A native of Vermont, he was born in Burlington.
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
A man only learns by two things; one is reading and the other is association with smarter people.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and social commentator. His humorous commentary added his own personal touch as he shared some of his life’s reflections. Born in Oklahoma, he was often referred to as “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son.”
Vastness of oceans deep
Swimming with endless wonders
Encouraging what world should keep
Heavens answer with thunder
Vastness of universe
Swimming with infinite stars
Encouraging nature’s free verse
Heavens address from afar
Vastness of instinct flows
Swimming to every shoreline
Encouraging children, let’s grow
Heavens praise learning’s outline
Vastness of human mind
Swimming toward tomorrow
Encouraging love, always kind
Heavens remove all sorrow
Vastness of creation
Swimming with unending light
Encouraging every nation
Heavens transform man’s foresight
Writing poetry allows the creator to take a theme and journey into the depth of its wonders.
There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.
What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.
Marva Collins (1936-2015) was an American educator.
We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
B. F. (Burrhus Frederic) Skinner (1904-1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, and social philosopher. He served as a professor at Harvard University from 1958-1974, and was a well-received writer.
In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath. He has been considered one of the most influential writers in the German language.
Immersed in reading
Daily trips to quiet spot—
Catalyst for dreams
Lifetime of learning
Reaching for another sip—
Fountain filled with dreams
Climbing one more tree
No mountain ever too high—
Hope sown in each dream
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