"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"
- John W. Gardner
About this Quote
This quote by John W. Gardner speaks to the idea that education as it is practiced today is outdated and primitive. He thinks that in twenty years, we will recall and be impressed that we ever accepted such an out-of-date system. He is suggesting that education needs to be modernized and improved in order to stay up to date with the changing times. He is likewise suggesting that the existing system of education is not preparing students for the future. He believes that in order for trainees to be effective in the future, they need to be taught in a way that is more pertinent to the world they will be residing in. He is calling for a revolution in the method education is practiced, so that students can be better gotten ready for the future.
This quote is written / told by John W. Gardner between October 8, 1912 and February 16, 2002. He was a famous Educator from USA.
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