Fascinated by history during my secondary education, then by physics and mechanics at the Ecole Polytechnique, I finally entered the national administration of mines in 1936.
My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.
My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life.
They greatly respected scholarship in itself, but they also impressed upon us that there were great opportunities available for those who were well educated. I received my primary and secondary education in Chicago.
I have my master's degree in secondary education. I actually interned at a high school and student-taught at a high school for a year.
We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.
I have always respected education, which is why I actually went back secretly and taught school for eight years.
Legislatures not driven to desperation by the problems of public education may be able to see the threat in vouchers negotiable in sectarian schools.
A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.
Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of time in which these men and women would have learned to read.
Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
It cannot be Pakistan of Quaid and Iqbal where children of the elite study in prestigious educational institutions while those of resourceless segments deprived of education due to difficulties.
Segregation has no place in the education system.
The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.
I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence, to their sexual self-knowledge.
From exam grading to health education to professional training to democratic participation, paths towards self-realization and success in the world are often daunting and obscure: journeys only the privileged feel confident setting off along.
LearnVest provides women with the necessary tools and resources to manage their personal finances; its core mission, to positively contribute to society through education and, ultimately, the promotion of self-sufficient and financially aware women.
Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout - that, in essence, you're telling the middle class, 'Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.'
I happen to have been born a Cartesian. The French education is based on a sequence of strict logic. You carry it with you.
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
