Quotes about "Education & Learning"

I don't think it's fair that we cannot guarantee every child in this country a great education and that, in New York City, in some cases, your child is at risk in some part because of the policies the union endorses. ”

Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do. ”

Education has not traditionally been a large concern in presidential elections, presumably because the president does not run schools. ”

More and more parents and voters have rejected the teachers' union antiquated, top down, one-size-fits-all approach to education and continue to elect candidates who embrace reform that celebrates students and empowers parents. ”

To some people, Common Core means what it actually is, which is a set of standards. That's not necessarily most people. To other people, Common Core is a new curriculum that's been implemented at their school that they don't understand. It's applying new teaching tools. ”

Now that virtually every career is an option for ambitious girls, it can no longer be considered regressive or reactionary to reintroduce discussion of marriage and motherhood to primary education. We certainly do not want to return to the simplistic duality of home economics classes for girls and wood shop for boys. ”

Students are very gullible about the web. The only way you can really sort out information on the web is if you've had a prior training in book culture. ”

Primary-school education is a crock, basically. It's oppressive to anyone with physical energy, especially guys. ”

If I were to be a role model, it would just come out of going the college route, getting training, and trusting that's the most secure path you can take - a path where a degree is involved. You know you went to college, and you have that under your belt. ”

Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be. ”