"The wrong things are predominantly stressed in the schools - things remote from the student's experience and need"
- Anne Sullivan
About this Quote
In this quote, Anne Sullivan is expressing her belief that schools typically concentrate on teaching students things that are not relevant to their lives and do not fulfill their instant needs. She suggests that the education system places excessive focus on topics that are detached from the students' personal experiences. This could describe topics that are not relevant to their daily lives or do not line up with their interests and objectives. Sullivan thinks that this approach is misdirected and that schools ought to instead prioritize mentor trainees useful skills and knowledge that will be useful to them in their present and future lives.
This quote is written / told by Anne Sullivan between April 14, 1866 and October 20, 1936. She was a famous Educator from USA.
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