MLK and the Function of Education

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically...  Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.


Posted by Eduflack at 1/21/2013 9:59 AM
Categories: civics
 

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  • 1/24/2013 1:17 PM ACCA wrote:
    "The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals."

    - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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  • 1/30/2013 6:17 AM William Miller wrote:
    And good pupils and students should always doubt every teacher's word - they should go on seeking for truth on their own, no matter how many sources it needs to be looked through. In this case only the result is maximum. The knowledge desire is fed and further discoveries are not far away.
    William - http://www.carid.com/
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  • 3/21/2013 7:46 AM sharindecosta wrote:
    i agree with the post. intelligence and character is the true goal to education
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  • 6/6/2013 11:00 PM aquaculture wrote:
    I love MLK's quotes.
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