Education has now become the chief problem of the world, its one holy cause. The nations that see this will survive, and those that fail to do so will slowly perish. . . . There must be re-education of the will and of the heart as well as of the intellect; and the ideals of service must supplant those of selfishness and greed.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the critical role of education in shaping human values and societal survival.
G. Stanley Hall's quote highlights the profound importance of education not only as a means of acquiring knowledge but also as a vehicle for instilling values such as service over selfishness. He argues that nations that prioritize education, particularly in cultivating moral character and a sense of community, will thrive, while those that neglect this will face decline. The call for a holistic approach to education stresses that the development of will and heart is as vital as intellectual growth.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech at an educational conference to emphasize the value of rethinking current educational paradigms.
Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and an innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates - through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors - from their high school to the post office, where they mailed off their college applications. And this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall.
There is one great advantage to being an academic economist in France: here, economists are not highly respected in the academic and intellectual world or by political and financial elites. Hence they must set aside their contempt for other disciplines and their absurd claim to greater scientific legitimacy, despite the fact that they know almost nothing about anything.
Everyone knows that at the age of 11-12, children have a marked impulse to form themselves into groups and that the respect paid to the rules and regulations of their play constitutes an important feature of this social life.
The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb that carries the same meaning that’s already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing what—these are the thousand and one adulterants that weaken the strength of a sentence. And they usually occur in proportion to the education and rank.
From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people's inborn creativity. My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
I feel it is now my duty to speak to young women, to encourage them to have careers and, particularly, careers in science.
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