"Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education." - Victor Hugo
A book review: Thomas Sowell s "lnside American Education":
"For the first time in the history of our country, the educational skills of one generation will not surpass, will not equal, will not even approach, those of their parents." – John Copperman
(Republished from 9-04-22)
"The reason there s pollution in the world is because the Bible says, Subdue the earth. " – UW-Madison landscaping professor on the first day of class in 1970 (something was lost in his translation, like "Dress and keep it").
"IT WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE to anyone who has listened to a commencement speech in the last ten years to know that a spirit of elitism has bee fostered among students – and deliberately – by politicians. Not so well known is the fact that many professors pander this same line to their classes, telling them how smart, how well-educated they are.
(Note: Republished from August 14, 2020)
"To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating." – Daniel Patrick Moynihan
"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it and at whom it is aimed." – Josef Stalin
Note: Republished from September 2, 2010
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." — Thomas Paine, c. 1774
IT S NO SECRET THAT OUR PRESIDENT WANTS TO "REMAKE" AMERICA (BHO). This is the final column for now in a series based on a book review of "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time" by John M. Shanahan — who also created the "Hooked on Phonics" program.