tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post3568976438205020436..comments2023-11-03T04:15:40.156-04:00Comments on Serendipity is Sweet: Quotable SundaySerendipityissweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02971375549834680356noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-21474162544926915652009-04-21T13:32:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:32:00.000-04:00I really like that Douglas Yates quote.I really like that Douglas Yates quote.PMKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099754377121413160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-2766752993482030052009-04-20T12:04:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:04:00.000-04:00Welcome to Quotable Sunday! Thanks for stopping by...Welcome to Quotable Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />My fav~<br /><br />"It is little short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not already completely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry…. I believe that one could even deprive a healthy beast of prey of its voraciousness if one could force it with a whip to eat continuously whether it were hungry or not…"<br />Albert Einstein (1879-1955) U.S. physicist<br /><br />Have a great week!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904565419263482091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-70959184444053699332009-04-19T22:09:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:09:00.000-04:00HI there! I'm glad you joined in - love the quote...HI there! I'm glad you joined in - love the quotes!Banteringblondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847077574352295035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-42842580084190533432009-04-19T21:50:00.000-04:002009-04-19T21:50:00.000-04:00Great quotes! I especially love that last one!Great quotes! I especially love that last one!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522246792771832214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-82971821230488135412009-04-19T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-19T20:46:00.000-04:00Hubbard is absolutely right. But no one teaches th...Hubbard is absolutely right. But no one teaches that way, anymore. It's about memorizing random facts for the test.<br /><br />We need to teach analysis, rhetoric, source checking. We need to teach kids how to think for themselves.<br /><br />Our schools don't do that.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-56657672683416163632009-04-19T20:15:00.000-04:002009-04-19T20:15:00.000-04:00Agreed- we are in school longer but the older gene...Agreed- we are in school longer but the older generations are definitely "smarter"Mrs Zeeehttp://www.mrszeee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-75752815053861785732009-04-19T19:34:00.000-04:002009-04-19T19:34:00.000-04:00Love them, esp the Elbert Hubbard one!Love them, esp the Elbert Hubbard one!Minxy Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798690022831332543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-16433940369629145772009-04-19T19:03:00.000-04:002009-04-19T19:03:00.000-04:00glad you are joining in, it is addictive!!!
Ok .....glad you are joining in, it is addictive!!!<br /><br />Ok ..good stuff you have here, my fav is:<br />"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher."<br />Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) American author <br /><br />Jan :)The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-39024405337997617742009-04-19T17:45:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:45:00.000-04:00Love your selected quotes! I laughed with this on...Love your selected quotes! I laughed with this one:<br /><br />"They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. They are not the same thing." Douglas Yates<br /><br />Too funny and true! :)<br /><br />Happy Quotable Sunday! :)Stacy Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084619026794128825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-60659970254008213542009-04-19T15:50:00.000-04:002009-04-19T15:50:00.000-04:00The object of teaching a child is to enable him to...The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher. That one is my favorite! Great Quotes! TFSAnissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139372117876397942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123819765212119733.post-77214352031301366702009-04-19T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-19T12:09:00.000-04:00I have seen this before. I just have never joined ...I have seen this before. I just have never joined in yet. Happy Sunday.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513249357085004389noreply@blogger.com