School bells ring, are you listenin’? Today is the first day of school for the majority of kids in our area, including my daughter, and it’s exciting! There’s so much potential and promise that comes with entering a new grade.
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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