The Learning Journey in Quotes

Mr.s J’s    One Page   Inservice   March 5, 2012

The Learning Journey in quotes:

1. “The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we don’t understand”. –Frank Herbert

(But have interest in and questions about!)

2. “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the only one who asked ‘why’.” -Bernard Barach (Ask your questions!)

3. “Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.” –Anthony Burgess (Seek for answers; ponder what you learn)

4. “When you make the finding yourself – even if you are the last person to see the light – you’ll never forget it.”

-Carl Sagan

5. “Supposing is good but finding out it better.” –Mark Twain

6. “Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.”-Marston Bates (Learning takes action; the body informs the mind and new ideas are born.)

7.  “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them and pretty soon you have a dozen.”-John Steinbeck

8. “Intelligence recognizes what happened; genius recognizes what will happen.” –John Ciarda

9. “Establishing goals is alright if you don’t let them deprive you of interesting detours”.-Doug Larson (Allow your own creativity.)

10. “A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.”-Charles Kettering

11. “In Science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not the man to whom the idea first occurs.” –Francis Darwin

(Organize and ARTICULATE your own answers.)

12. “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson (Honor voice.)