8 Bryant McGill Quotes on Education

Bryant McGill quotes on education

54. Learning: 'A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.'

65. Education: 'Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past.'

74. Education: 'In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion.'

88. Education: 'One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.'

90. Education: 'Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.'

100. Education: 'The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.'

110. Education: 'True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living.'

125. Education: 'Those who have actually lived them, best teach the lessons of life. Everyone should have role models. It is wise to seek friendship with those people who have achieved your own aspirations, and to work hard to learn from them, and even harder to give to them. Who could tell you more about the world than someone who has lived in it, and who could tell you more about the times than those who have traversed them?'