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On Intelligence

Posted by editormum on 13 June 2005 in Education |

The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do. — John Holt, in How Children Fail

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On Limitless Stupidity

Posted by editormum on 1 February 2005 in Uncategorized |

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. — Albert Einstein

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On Being Smart

Posted by editormum on 27 December 2004 in Character, Education |

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. — Lord Chesterfield

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Do We Learn From Experience?

Posted by editormum on 29 October 2004 in Uncategorized |

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. — Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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Foolproof? Impossible!

Posted by editormum on 28 October 2004 in Uncategorized |

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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