"School is an institution built on the axiom that learning is the result of teaching. And institutional wisdom continues to accept this axiom, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary."

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Source : Ivan Illich (1970). “The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays”

Ivan Illich

#Education Quotes #Teaching Quotes #School Quotes

“Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.”
“It's a dark culture that we live in. But you were called to glow in the dark.”
“I had a dream. And it came true.”

Source : "'Argo,' 'Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 25, 2013.
“The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first!”
“How can a person live without love?”
“If you can't look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.”

Source : Enid Blyton (1987). “The goblin hat and other stories”
“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.”

Source : Oliver Goldsmith (1835). “The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Life and Notes”, p.86
“I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.”

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