Quote by Hugh Mackay
The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see whats actually happening to our culture? – Hugh Mackay

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The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour in children, look to the social and emotional environment in which they are growing up, and the values they bring to the viewing experience. – Hugh Mackay

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One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives. – Hugh Mackay

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Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. – Hugh Mackay

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Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. Theyre both important and schools are forgetting one of them. – Robert Kiyosaki

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The education cuts in the Presidents budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable. – Chaka Fattah

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Repeticio est mater studiorum. – Thomas Aquinas

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As we develop and get quicker with technology in America, its like were downgrading if you look at the investment in education… thats the thing that worries me. – will.i.am

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