We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. Jessamyn West
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. Theodor Seuss Geisel
The reason most kids don't like school is not that the work is too hard, but that it is utterly boring. Seymour Papert
The goal is to teach in such a way as to produce the most learning from the least teaching. Seymour Papert
The scandal of education is that every time you teach something, you deprive a [student] of the pleasure and benefit of discovery. Seymour Papert
Everyone spoke of an information overload, but what there was in fact was a non-information overload. Richard Saul Wurman
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in. Isaac Asimov
I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. Voltaire
Compassion is not a virtue—it is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have—it’s something we choose to practice. Brené Brown
