“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” - John Dewey March 7, 2016
"...for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting — no more — and then it motivates one towards originality and instills the desire for truth." - Plutarch March 2, 2016
"Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible." - Robert M. Hutchins February 19, 2016
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” - Henry David Thoreau January 22, 2016
"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'it will be happier'...” - Alfred Lord Tennyson January 11, 2016
"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." - Hamilton Wright Mabie December 14, 2015
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill December 2, 2015
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero November 18, 2015
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy November 11, 2015