concerning the dumbing down of the American school systems. I am writing a feature article for our class(nothing going in a paper, just an assignment) and I need a quote from someone other then myself. If you could also give me your name(or pseudonym) and what state/country you live in that would be great!!!
2007-05-21 07:03:54 · 8 answers · asked by Marti 6 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Two sources below provide quotes from a professional source: John Taylor Gatto
2007-05-21 07:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by David M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC), The Bacchae, circa 407 B.C.
Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.
Frank Dane
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison (1934 - )
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
There are more fools in the world than there are people.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
Scott Adams (1957 - )
Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it.
Stephen Vizinczey, An Innocent Millionaire
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Unknown
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
Unknown
Fools rush in where fools have been before.
Unknown
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Unknown, Hanlon's Razor
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act 3 scene 2
2007-05-21 08:04:08 · answer #2 · answered by let_sharks_live 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine that the teachers have taken such a beating from the adminstations and the parents that they make it hard for a teacer to do a good job. Then, think of all the disrespect to the teachers by students today. Both my parents were teachers and they worked very hard. At one time a male parent tried to attacht my mom while at school.
I think that teaching can be one of the hardest jobs out there
and they do not get paid enough in these times.
peace dan
2007-05-21 09:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 21:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The trouble with common sense is it isn't very common."
Statement by my 8th grade math teacher, Edna Lyons, in 1958 at Riverside Junior High School, Riverside, CT.
"Man descended from the apes...and is still descending."
Reported to be a Mark Twain statement, but I can't find it in a list of his quotes.
"Trust but verify."
Ronald Reagan
Good luck!
Scott MacMillan
Florida
2007-05-21 07:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by SCOTT M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genius is limited. Stupidity is not.
or
The dumbing down of the American school systems is "unpossible."
CALI / U.S. of A.
2007-05-21 07:12:55 · answer #6 · answered by xapatheticxkinzx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be interviewing people on that subject. That would give you plenty of quotes.
2007-05-21 15:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by robot_hooker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nyc/usa my quote = do not folllow the path ,walk it.
2007-05-21 07:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋