Thought related to education

Haven’t you read Plato? Abee5, I have often argued that I would not let any teacher into a school unless – as a minimum – they had read, carefully and well, the three great books on education: Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Émile and Dewey’s Democracy and Education. There would be no instrumental purpose in this, but the struggle to understand these books and the thinking involved in understanding them would change teachers and ultimately teaching. These are the three great books because each is sociologically whole. They each present a description and arguments for an education for a particular and better society. You do not have to agree with these authors. Plato’s tripartite education for a just society ruled over by philosopher kings; Rousseau’s education through nature to establish the social contract and Dewey’s relevant, problem-solving democratic education for a democratic society can all be criticised. That is not the point. The point is to understand these great works. They constitute the intellectual background to any informed discussion of education. What of more modern works? I used to recommend the “blistering indictment” of the flight from traditional liberal education that is Melanie Phillips’s All Must Have Prizes, to be read alongside Tom Bentley’s Learning Beyond the Classroom: Education for a Changing World, which is a defence of a wider view of learning for the “learning age”. These two books defined the debate in the 1990s between traditional education ...

Albert Einstein changed our way of looking at the universe. He also spoke out about other subjects, including education. Here are fourteen of his pronouncements on issues related to learning and education. Many quotations attributed to Einstein are specious, which is why I’ve provided sources for each of these fourteen. On Schooling: ‘’It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.’’ [quoted in The New York Times, March 13 1949, p. 34]. On Imagination: ‘ ’Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.’’ [quoted in “What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester Viereck” Saturday Evening Post , October 26th, 1929, p. 11]. On Love of Learning: ’I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.’’ [quoted in Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe, p. 548]. On Creativity: ‘’It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.’‘ [quoted in Alice Calaprice, The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, p. 100]. On Play: “The desire to arrive finally at logically connected concepts is the emotional basis of a vague play with basic ideas. . . . . this combinatory or associative play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.” [quoted in Jacques Hadamard, An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1945, p. 142]. On Curiosity: “The important thing is not to ...

Table of Contents • • Well, the main reason why is that they are both educational and inspirational. Here is the list of the about education which every student should read. Some of them are definitely familiar while others may be totally new to you. Quotes about education you’ve definitely heard before The first citation is by Benjamin Franklin and it goes like this: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” This quotation describes the necessity to acquire knowledge in the best way possible. A lot of people like to cite it to highlight the importance of learning something new every day. The more knowledge you have acquired, the more areas you can become an expert in, and the earlier you understand it, the faster you will realize why it is so vital to study hard when you are in college. The second statement to mention is the following one: “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious”. Albert Einstein said this phrase, but you probably know it all to well from your physics teacher. Whenever you come across this quote, you remember how significant it is to stay curious about the things that surround us and about the world we live in. This is what drives us to move forward and achieve our goals. The next statement is one of the most of all time, and it has a lot to do with teaching. The author of the citation is William S. Burroughs and it goes like this: “The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.” The main task of a teacher...

What issues have the potential to define—or redefine—education in the year ahead? Is there a next “big thing” that could shift the K-12 experience or conversation? These were the questions Education Week set out to answer in this second annual “10 Big Ideas in Education” report. You can read about last year’s ideas here. In 2019, though, things are different. This year, we asked Education Week reporters to read the tea leaves and analyze what was happening in classrooms, school districts, and legislatures across the country. What insights could reporters offer practitioners for the year ahead? Some of the ideas here are speculative. Some are warning shots, others more optimistic. But all 10 of them here have one thing in common: They share a sense of urgency. Accompanied by compelling illustrations and outside perspectives from leading researchers, advocates, and practitioners, this year’s Big Ideas might make you uncomfortable, or seem improbable. The goal was to provoke and empower you as you consider them. Let us know what you think, and what big ideas matter to your classroom, school, or district. Tweet your comments with #K12BigIdeas. No. 1: Kids are right. School is boring. Out-of-school learning is often more meaningful than anything that happens in a classroom, writes Kevin Bushweller, the Executive Editor of EdWeek Market Brief. His essay tackling the relevance gap is accompanied by a Q&A with advice on nurturing, rather than stifling students’ natural curiosity. ...