Starting School
Tommy had reached school age. His mother managed with a blast of propaganda to make him enthusiastic about the idea. She bought him lots of new clothes, told him of the new friends he’d meet and so on. On the … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Education
What Can I Get Out of It?
“While you are trying to figure out how to get out of it, stop and ask, ‘What can i get out of it?’”
Continue reading →True Teachers
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
Continue reading →Learning How to Sail
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
Continue reading →You Can Always Get Better
“To grow, you need to learn. To learn you need to know where you can improve. To improve, you need to be self-aware. It’s all a virtuous cycle that begins with believing that you can always get better and being … Continue reading →
Eventually, Anything Can Be Learned
“Eventually, anything can be learned, but that doesn’t mean you’ll like it or be good at it.” – Greg Taunt
Continue reading →If I Were the Devil
Originally written by Paul Harvey in 1964… “If I were the prince of darkness, I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness. I’d have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would … Continue reading →
The Riddle
The Riddle (from Paul Harvey, I believe): When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors. What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The … Continue reading →
Needing More Knowledge
“No matter what you want to accomplish, you are going to need more knowledge than you have now.” – Brian Tracy
Continue reading →Words
We sometimes take English for granted, but if we examine its paradoxes we find that quicksand takes you down slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. There is no … Continue reading →