education Quotes

I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.

In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for mathematicians.

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field.

It is extremely important to me to write for children.

It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.

I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the same school. If you want your child to get the best education possible, it is actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.

The Gates Foundation has learned that two questions can predict how much kids learn: 'Does your teacher use class time well?' and, 'When you're confused, does your teacher help you get straightened out?'