The laissez-faire attitude to science education has resulted in a disaster exemplified by the fact that more young people are opting for media studies than physics. Harry Kroto attitudedisastereducation Change image and share on social
Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. James Madison affordascertaincarry Change image and share on social
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. A. A. Milne stickuneducated Change image and share on social
Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard. Robert Frost changeeducationhigh Change image and share on social
Instead of a national curriculum for education, what is really needed is an individual curriculum for every child. Charles Handy childcurriculumeducation Change image and share on social
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education. Barack Obama accesschildclass Change image and share on social
If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life. Plato educationendlame Change image and share on social
Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science. Roger Bannister cottondomesticeducation Change image and share on social
Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing. Ilya Ehrenburg characterdevelopmenteducation Change image and share on social
What I hear every day on talk radio is America's lack of education - and I don't mean lack of college degrees. I mean lack of the basic art of democracy, the ability to seek the great truths that can come only by synthesizing the small truths possessed by each of us. Donella Meadows abilityamericaart share on social
