SPARROW HOME SCHOOL
Australia
Home Schooling, Education & Other Quotes
I come across so many great quotes with regard to home schooling and education in general. Some I immediately relate to and can immediately agree with and some have certainly made me think and have kicked off some thought processes that have led to some great things for our home schooling world. So have a read and see where some of these thought-provokers take you.
"Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your road map through life; it should make you spiritually rich, a person who loves whatever you are doing, wherever you are, whomever you are with; it should teach you what is important, how to live and how to die." – John Taylor Gatto
"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
"It's not our job to toughen up our children to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless".
- L R Knost
"Probably the most important learning your children will do will not involve academics. It will concern character, compassion, kindness, diligence, sacrifice and responsibility". - Debbie Strayer
"Every child has a different learning style and pace. Each child is unique, not only capable of learning but also capable of succeeding". - Robert John Meehan
"Fair does not mean giving every child the same thing, it means giving every child what they need". - Rick Lavoie
"Sometimes, the most brillant and intelligent students do not shine in standardised tests because they do not have standardised minds". - Diane Ravitch
