It Is Hard To Feel Individually Responsible

The Ultimate Goal Of The Educational System Is To Shift To The Individual The Burden Of Pursing His Own Education. This Will Not Be A Widely Shared Pursuit Until We Get Over Our Odd Conviction That Education Is What Goes On In School Buildings And Nowhere Else.

But If We Believe What We Profess Concerning The Worth Of The Individual, Then The Idea Of Individual Development Within A Framework Of Ethical Purpose Must Become Our Deepest Concern, Our National Preoccupation, Our Passion, Our Obsession. We Must Think Of Education As Relevant For Everyone Everywhere - At All Ages And In All Conditions Of Life.

Life Is The Art Of Drawing Without An Eraser.

Renewal Is Not Just Innovation And Change. It Is Also The Process Of Bringing The Results Of Change Into Line With Our Purposes.

I Am Entirely Certain That Twenty Years From Now We Will Look Back At Education As It Is Practiced In Most Schools Today And Wonder That We Could Have Tolerated Anything So Primitive.