Educational Systems Quotes

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

Educational systems of atheist nations and civilizations cannot be like the systems of a believing nation. This country represents the power of Islam.... Any attempt to change this status will be vehemently opposed.

I think teenagers in the States grow up too fast. In Canada, kids are exposed to different things. Like school is very different; it's not nearly as social. Canadian teenagers see it as a much more serious place.

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily.

The major weakness of all educational systems is that they neither teach nor encourage the habit of definite decision.

We need another revolution in the Arab world. We need an education revolution. If there's one thing we need to focus on, it's redesigning our educational systems.

There are teachers and students with square minds who are by nature meant to undergo the fascination of catagories. For them, 'schools' and 'movements' are everything; by painting a group symbol on the brow of mediocrity, they condone their own incomprehension of true genius.

Educational bureaucracies dull a child's questing sensitivity.

Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather than up.

We need to reform our educational systems even though the Americans tell us to.

Countries like Japan do not have to change their cultures to address their educational shortcomings; they simply have to adjust their policies and practices.

As societies become more complex in structure and resources, the need of formal or intentional teaching and learning increases.

Finding your element is essential to your wellbeing and ultimate success and, by implication to the health of our organisations and the effectiveness of our educational systems