No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – Jonathan Kozol
If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they wont go in there. Thats why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. – Giada De Laurentiis
Were not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information – and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise. – Nate Silver
The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasnt about money. It was about teaching, or learning. – Maya Lin
For me, art is about learning and about living with people. Its alive. – Miuccia Prada
One goes through school, college, medical school and ones internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success. – Ashley Montagu
Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholars life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds. – Felix Adler
Im still at the beginning of my career. Its all a little new, and Im still learning as I go. – Orlando Bloom
I have terrible handwriting. I now say its a learning disability… but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad. – Andrew Greeley
Im always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things. – Christopher Meloni
Were learning how important it is both to preserve sibling relationships if they work and repair them if theyre broken. Were also learning a lot about nonliteral siblings – stepsiblings, half-siblings – and the surprising power they can have. – Jeffrey Kluger
The spotlight will always be on me, but its something Im learning to live with as the years go by. – David Beckham
I was diagnosed with a severe temporal spatial deficit, a learning disability that means I have zero spatial relations skills. It was official: I was a genius trapped in an idiots body. – Sloane Crosley
I am growing and learning. Theres so much more that I want to accomplish and do. Im gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. Im not trying to rush anything or slow anything down. – Jordin Sparks
I feel the older I get, the more Im learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, its all about finding yourself. – Ringo Starr
Im learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession. – Halle Berry
Ive had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money. – Joseph P. Kennedy
I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. Youre constantly learning how to be confident, arent you? – Beth Ditto
Ive always loved music, but I never really played anything. After Walk the Line and learning to play guitar, and having that sense of performing, I think that certainly opened the door for me, for music. – Joaquin Phoenix
Im pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. Its still not back to normal, and I dont know if it ever will be, but Im learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. – Shawn Johnson
