Quotes about School and Learning

I never intended to be a teacher. I just like going to school and learning things. Votes: 4

My parents always stressed the importance of education, working hard in school and learning as much as possible. They also encouraged me to value myself and believe in myself and do what I thought was right for me. Votes: 3

One of the disadwantages of school and learning, he thought dreamily, was that the mind seemed to have the tendency too see and represent all things as though they were flat and had only two dimensions. This, somehow, seemed to render all matters of intellect shallow and worthless... Votes: 3

I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas. Votes: 2

I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen. Votes: 2

I like discovering stories where I'm laughing and I'm learning. It's like, 'How was I never taught that in school?' Votes: 2

I enjoyed the whole process of learning and was always happy when autumn came and school or college started up again. Votes: 2

I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me. Votes: 2

One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success. Votes: 2

Lessons didn't really work out for me, so I went to the old school, listening to records and learning what I wanted to learn. Votes: 2

One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options. Votes: 2

I remember when I first encountered anthropocentrism. I was in primary school and, in preparation for our confirmation, the class was learning about the afterlife. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

You can always keep learning with acting, because the school is life and yourself and your friends and your relationships. I'm fascinated by it! It's infinito! Votes: 2

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition. Votes: 2

Sometimes people come out of school right now and they immediately want a job doing something. And there's nothing wrong with just listening and learning and watching. Votes: 2

During my time at Watchung Hills Regional High School, I was fortunate to have a number of teachers who inspired me and filled me with enthusiasm for learning. Votes: 2

I was learning things in school rather than learning how to teach myself, which is what you have to do in life, so I just abandoned it and did ceramics for a year and a half. Votes: 2

To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them. Votes: 2

I always enjoyed school, and I enjoyed being focused on learning - and I know that sounds nerdy, but there were so many wonderful elements of going to school with just girls. I wouldn't brush my hair. Votes: 2

One of the things that is very silly - and I hear from educators all the time - is that schools essentially teach kids to learn. They don't need school for that. Learning is what they do best. Votes: 2

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way. Votes: 2

The fundamental purpose of school is learning, not teaching. Votes: 1

Marriage is a school of learning. Votes: 0

School gets in the way of my learning. Votes: 0

The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection. Votes: 0

Learning (Shakespeare's plays) ...in school was a bit of a bore. Votes: 0

Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school. Votes: 0

When I was in film school, I was learning more theory than practice. Votes: 0

Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue. Votes: 0

The theater is a school we shall never have done with studying and learning. Votes: 0

I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability. Votes: 0

I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability. Votes: 0

Education can not be conferred. Whether in school or out, learning is a do-it-yourself proposition. Votes: 0

My parents instilled in me the value of learning and encouraged me to succeed in school. Votes: 0

The most important thing you learn at school is that learning only happens by being taught. Votes: 0

Mistakes are your school of learning therefore forgiveness is your greatest teacher in this school of learning. Votes: 0

When students cheat on exams, it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning. Votes: 0

In many cultures, women are sometimes literally kept from learning to read or from going to school. Votes: 0

I loved learning, it was school I hated. I used to cut school to go learn something. Votes: 0

There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school. Votes: 0

You make learning fun. Like a children's book or after school special. Tell me about your"¦um, Athenian women. Votes: 0

I'm even though I'm not per se sitting at a desk and in school, I'm still learning all the time. Votes: 0

Summer School: Never stop learnin' if you want to stop earnin'. I'm reasonably sure there G's in learning and earning. Votes: 0

My education began in theater school, and it continues to this day. I just continued learning to be a better performer. Votes: 0

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning. Votes: 0

Here's the deal: School is not authentic because it ends. It's not true, it's not real. Our learning will never end. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities. Votes: 0

In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union. Votes: 0

Sometimes relationships are short, sometimes long, sometimes they're very deep and intense, and drama school is a hell of a learning curve. Votes: 0

From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids. Votes: 0

I just barely got through school. The problem was a learning disability, at a time when there was no where to get help. Votes: 0

There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience. Votes: 0

Greening school design provides an extraordinarily cost-effective way to enhance student learning, reduce health and operational costs and, ultimately, increase school quality and competitiveness. Votes: 0

There's no media training. In cooking school, there's not even manager training. You learn the fundamentals of cooking. Everything else is learning by doing. Votes: 0

I might not have been President if it hadn't been for school music. Learning improves in school environments where there are comprehensive music programs. Votes: 0

I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized. Votes: 0

I'm not going to school just for the academics - I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning. Votes: 0

For many students, school is an obligation, not a joy and a privilege. This means you need to ‘sell' the learning to them. Votes: 0

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning. Votes: 0

Wow, just imagine missing school on the day when they were learning blue. You'd spend the rest of your life wondering what color the sky is. Votes: 0

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life. Votes: 0

I never went to school for art or was told what to like or when. So every day is a learning process, like most of life. Votes: 0

Law school has been described as a place for the accumulation of learning. First-year students bring some in; third-year students take none away. Hence it accumulates. Votes: 0

The plea for the predominance of learning to read in early school life because of the great importance attaching to literature seems to be a perversion. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, I had trouble at school because of my learning disabilities. Carving is my body compensating for the lack of other skills. Votes: 0

It will help at every state along the road to learning. For the pre-school years we will help needy children become aware of the excitement of learning. Votes: 0

As is true for most people I know, I've always loved learning. As is also true for most people I know, I always hated school. Why is that? Votes: 0

A little learning is a dangerous thing. I must say that Rush Limbaugh is increasingly becoming a warning to kids of the perils of dropping out of school. Votes: 0

School is learning things you don't want to know, surrounded by people you wish you didn't know, while working toward a future you don't know will ever come. Votes: 0

Some critics have written that I wanted to teach through singing. Not at all. I was learning I went to school every time I gave a song recital. Votes: 0

After moving back to LA, I definitely would love to go to school and do more music in between acting as well as finally learning how to drive! Votes: 0

School is an institution built on the axiom that learning is the result of teaching. And institutional wisdom continues to accept this axiom, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Votes: 0

Unexamined wallpaper is classroom practices and institutional policies that are so entrenched in school culture or a teacher's paradigm that their ability to affect student learning is never probed. Votes: 0

Generally in life, knowledge is acquired to be used. But school learning more often fits Freire's apt metaphor: knowledge is treated like money, to be put away in a bank for the future. Votes: 0