Get inspired with these wise quotes about the power of education
1. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. (John Locke)
The English philosopher Locke believed strongly in education; his ideas on government influenced the founding fathers (отцы-основатели США). Here he is advocating not for rote memorization (механическое запоминание, зубрежка), but for the student to think critically. True knowledge requires the reader to contemplate (размышлять) what they’ve read.
2. Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned at school. (Albert Einstein)
Einstein was an advocate for independent and original thought. School provides the foundation (база, основа), but after that, the student needs to discover the important parts on his own. That’s the education that remains.
3. The children must be taught how to think, not what to think. (Margaret Mead)
The famous American anthropologist knew that thinking is a skill in itself. Children need help developing independence in thought and mind.
