Life-long Learner Gifts

"Once you learn, though, you'll never forget."

'Son, before you go, always remember the joy of life is in the journey, not the destination.'

'After being here for more than forty years - as undergraduate, graduate student instructor, professor - what saddens me most is that this was not the college of my choice.'

"Academic freedom doesn't mean you're free not to study."

'I'm sorry Mr. Hart, but we don't offer student loans to people attending 'the university of life'.'

'How can we get 'retrained'. We never got trained.'

Eternal Student.

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

'X is unknown? Even to somebody with all your education?'

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

Hanging off every word...

Water the hydrangeas twice a week and trim as needed. The bromeliad only needs to be high-fived on Saturday, but you can give it high and low fives anytime you have a spare moment. Just, whatever you do, don't give it a "too slow" or it will turn inward and begin shutting down.

Super Student

'I did it all from memory.'

School. Learning is a lifelong process. It's only the graduation ceremonies that end.

'School of hard knocks.'

"I might have to go to school forever because the more I know the more I know I don't know."

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

'At first it's just kindergarten, but then mission creep takes over and you're in college.'

Teacher has two boxes: "Book Smart" and "Street Smart"

"If you do well in your first practicum, you can move on to teaching real children."

"A man never stands so tall, son, as when he stoops to pick up a quarter."

"If animals can be cloned, why can't homework be cloned?"

Learning.

'Want to hear something scary? This is the third time this week I've gotten off the bus and still remember what I've learned.'

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

'I wanted to ask you about life-experience credit.'

"I wouldn't mind...But he's the teacher."

"Why do I need to go to school? If I want to know anything I just Google it."

'I'm partially passing my Meteorology course.'

'I need to learn a trade... so I know what kind of work I'm out of.'

'Dad taught me how to tie my shoes, and I taught him how to program the computer.'

"I'm doing all I can to make the little things count."

'There's one app we can't give you ... aptitude.'