Lucybrian
My essays:
- Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free. 83
- In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field. 50
- Although innovations such as video, computers, and the internet seem to offer schools improved method for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning 66
- Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study. 50
- The best ideas arise from a passionate interest in commonplace things. 83
- Some people believe that scientific discoveries have given us a much better understanding of the world around us. Others believe that science has revealed to us that the world is infinitely more complex than we ever realized. 50
- We can learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own. 66
- Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little. 66
- To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards. 66
- Men and women, because of their inherent physical differences, are not equally suited for many tasks. 50