Cesar Chavez Quotes on Education
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A word as to the education of the heart. We don't believe that this can be imparted through books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher.
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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.
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The end of all education should surely be service to others.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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There is so much human potential wasted by poverty, so many children are forced to quit school and go to work.
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We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.
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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.