"Television is a non graded curriculum and excludes no viewer for any reason, at any time. In other words, in doing away wtih the idea of sequenece and continuity in education, television undermines the idea that sequence and continuity have anything to do with thought itself."

-- Neil Postman

#Ideas Quotes #Curriculum Quotes #Television Quotes

“When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.”
“Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity...”
“It strikes me as somewhat odd that the people who use God's name most frequently, both in life and in literature, usually don't believe in him.”
“Modern women - we're very good at keeping ourselves busy. There are PTA meetings, exercising, bake sales at school. I like that my life is not the same every day.”
“Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.”
“Sookie, what have we done? And to whom?" "I killed a chicken. And I cooked it." "Sookie, Sookie. My bullshit meter is reading that as a false." -Eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse”
“To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.”
“This is a hurried age we're living in. If you've got anything to say, say it quickly, get to the point and stop, and give the other man a chance to talk.”

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