-Randolph Bourne, 1911: "Education - knowledge and training"
"...education is about exposing students to different ideas and giving them skills and courage to choose them. Education must be free enough to expose students to a wide range of conflicting and even disturbing ideas, for only then will be able to give our students the wisdom, the resilience and the courage to make this a better world" - a president of a liberal art college
普通美国人:"Those who seek to silence others (whether or not they believe they are pursuing justice or any other end) should face serious consequences if they do not conform to school policy regarding freedom of expression and inquiry. If college students are not able or expected to be exposed to a variety of viewpoints, respectfully articulate their differences, and learn how to critically evaluate from first-hand source, then where else will this happen and what is the purpose, significant and value of a liberal art education?"
还有Mark Twain 对教育的有趣评论:"Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold". LOL.