Education is all a matter of building bridges.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Education is described as building bridges between people, ideas, or states of being. It connects disparate elements to foster understanding and growth.
- In plain terms
- Education connects people and ideas like a bridge.
- What can you take from it?
- Use education to connect disparate ideas or people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What bridges do you need to build?
- How does education connect you?
Another view
Building bridges requires effort from both sides to be effective.
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