Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.
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About John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner was a 20th-century American politician. John William Gardner was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation and founded Common Cause; he became known as "the father of campaign finance reform". Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity