Being our best: "I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."---Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin)

Monday, August 20, 2012

"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."---Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin)

The school year starts today in my county. Kids are out early, playing catch in the street, meeting friends......kind of like reverse zombies, they now gather in the daylight.
In honor of this occasion, here are some quotes I love about education:

The difference between school and life as shared from The Greatist.com
education quote

“The difference between school and life? In school you, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

— American author, actor, and radio personality Tom Bodett.

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."---Albert Einstein

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one."---Malcolm Forbes

"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think."---Socrates

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."---Chinese Proverb

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."---Oliver Wendell Holmes

shared from Big Think

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The Leadville 100 trail run was held this past weekend. Tony Krupicka, a fellow Nebraskan, came in 4th. Way to go!
Mike Arnstein, the Fruitarian, came in 8th.