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Bad Teachers, by Thomas Sowell, 19 Apr 1998
"... good teachers are those whose students learn, not those with worthless certificates and diplomas ... -- 'pieces of paper that signify nothing,' as the author aptly puts it. ... The most brutal reality of all is this: 'No one really cares whether your child learns anything at school.' All sorts of people have all sorts of other agendas ..." |
Expensive Ignorance, by Charley Reese, 25 Nov 2006
"Maybe 100 years ago, ignorance didn't matter so much, but our margin of safety is gone, and we absolutely cannot expect to maintain this country with yahoos who get their education from television and the movies and those college graduates who are close to being the most expensive functional illiterates in the world." |
Childhood Ends at Puberty, by Charley Reese, 15 Apr 2006
Related Topics: Children, Compulsory Education, Benjamin Franklin
"Basic education should be finished by the age of 12 or 13. After that, young people should be apprenticed, enrolled in commercial or vocational schools ... Education doesn't really take place in an institution. The individual educates himself by reading and thinking. Ideally, a teacher can offer some guidance, perhaps stir some enthusiasm." |
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The Threat of Militarism, by Karen Kwiatkowski, 9 Jul 2006
Related Topics: Military Industrial Complex, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Founding Fathers
Presentation to Global Scholar seminar, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
"First, Twain, Butler, and Ike were all educated, competent, and aware of the world around them. ... These three successfully challenged authority, government policies and bad behavior, because they all had some degree of practical knowledge and understanding of history, technologies of the day, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and people." |
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Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials
by Maria Montessori, 1914 |
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The Montessori Method
by Maria Montessori, 1912 |
- ISBN 083760172X: Hardcover, Robert Bentley Publishers, 1964
- ISBN 8177559478: Hardcover, Cosmo, New edition, 2004
- ISBN 0805209220: Paperback, Schocken, Reissue edition, 1988
- ISBN 1596059435: Paperback, Cosimo Classics, 2006
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Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life in School--But Didn't, by Peter McWilliams, Apr 1990
Related Topics: Life
Electronic text available at author's site |
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