Wednesday, August 17, 2011

5 Fabulous Quotes for National Vision and Learning Month

Did you know that August is National Vision and Learning Month?
National Vision and Learning Month was first celebrated in 1995 to help educate parents and teachers about the importance of vision and learning. Here’s an informative website from the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Their website includes a book for parents with children who are struggling to learn and read. Children's Vision and Learning Month
5 Fabulous Quotes on Learning:
1.      “Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning.”
Eugene S. Wilson
2.      “It is what we think we already know that often prevents us from learning.”
Claude Bernard
3.      “You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.”
P. Bedford
4.      “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.”
Peter Drucker
5.      “Learning is not a spectator sport.”
D. Blocher
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