We are drowning in information...

"We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge." -John Naisbilt

Education ... has produced a vast population...

"Education ... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading." -G.M. Trevelyan

Education is what survives...

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." -B.F. Skinner

It is because modern education...

"It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it so seldom achieves great results. The wish to preserve the past rather than the hope of creating the future dominates the minds of those who control the teaching of the young." -Bertrand Russell

It is a miracle that curiosity

"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -Albert Einstein

How is it that little children...

"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it." -Alexandre Dumas fils

The authority of those who teach...

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn." -Cicero