The Important Lessons

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete.
**Norman Cousins

My Problem with Spanish

Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, ‘Blah, blah, blah.’ That’s when I get crazy.
**Jackie Chan

Learning is not Passive

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

~~Abigail Adams

The Secret to Teaching

“The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.”

–Emerson

The World That Spawned Ideas

“I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in

the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when

people were still discovering new worlds.”

–Shakira