“Only the educated are free.” ~~ Epictetus
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~~ Nelson Mandela
“It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” ~~ Rene Descartes
“The kids in our classroom are infinitely more significant than the subject matter we teach.” ~~ Meladee McCarty
“It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little
stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person.” ~~ Edith Hamilton
“And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to fund education, but parents have to do their job too. We’ve got to turn off the TV set, we’ve got to put away the video game, and we have to tell our children that education is not a passive activity, you have to be actively engaged in it. If we encourage that attitude and our community is enforcing it, I have no doubt we can compete with anybody in the world.” ~~ Barack Obama
“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. ” ~~ Barack Obama
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings.” ~~ Hodding Carter
“The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.” ~~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” ~~ Aristotle
