“The first day of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”
– Mark Twain

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”
– William Shakespeare, Sonnet XCVIII

“[W]ell-apparell’d April on the heel
Of limping winter treads…”
– William Shakespeare

“Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and shadow of April showers.”
– Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

“The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day.”
~Robert Frost

“Every April, God rewrites the Book of Genesis.”
– Author Unknown

“April is a promise that May is bound to keep.”
– Hal Borland

“April has searched the winter land
And found her petted flowers again;
She kissed them to unfold her leaves,
She coaxed them with her sun and rain,
And filled the grass with green content,
And made the woods and clover vain.”
~Hannah R. Hudson, “April,” The Atlantic Monthly, April 1868

And if you’re not a fan of April, this quote is for you:
“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rains.”
– T.S. Eliot

I really hope that the month of April is better for you than it apparently was for Mr. Eliot. May the days ahead be full of sun and flowers and laughs and warmth and beauty for you.

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I feel very grateful that we live in a place where our children not only get to go to school, they are expected to attend, to learn and to expand their minds. To celebrate a new academic year, I’ve compiled some great education quotes for back to school.

“One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.” – Malala Yousufzai

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – W.B. Yeats

“Wisdom is not a product of school but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” – Albert Einstein

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. ” – Malcolm X

“The more you read, the more you’ll know. The more you know, the more places you’ll go.” – Theodor Geisel (also known as Dr. Seuss)

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass

“What make a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning.” – Senator Chuck Grassley

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

And a few bonus quotes:

“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” – Oprah Winfrey

A huge thank you to the teachers who work so hard for and with our kids. May this be a wonderful school year for everyone!

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