Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life?
What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning.
My parents weren't religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school.
I happen to believe that the preemption school is correct, that the risks of allowing Saddam Hussein to acquire his weapons will only grow with time.
It's absolutely crucial that every child-serving organization - be it an elementary school, daycare, or community center - provide its children with time and space to play.
The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat.
'Lord of the Rings' was going on; like, my college years were the years of 'Lord of the Rings,' an awesome time to be in film school.
At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time.
I'd say I was a tomboy... I took wood shop in high school and I was very into volleyball and football, and was very unaware of anything girly for a long time.
I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.
There was nothing I could - and wanted to - learn in school. It was just a complete waste of my time.
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.
Patrick: My life is officially an after school special.
The American school system's a little warped, so anyone can get a degree if they have a little money.
A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.
I always hustled to make money and pay for school. I was never afraid of hard work.
I'm the old-school, letter-writing romantic. I know it's out of style, and not a lot of women go for that these days, but that's what I go for.
I was a bit of an introvert growing up, and I tended to do better in math and science at school, so I went with it.
I have exercises that lead participants to discover for themselves that their deepest fulfillment comes when what they're doing is of benefit to larger society in some way. This really knocks some for a loop - especially those schooled in the 'take n...
The teacher is commodified, the school is a shop, the subjects are consumer goods. To read, to think, to reflect, isn't a question of want, it's a question of need.
