Monday, September 21, 2009

Albert Einstein's Thoughts on Cumpulsory Education


It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.

To the contrary, I believe that it would be possible to rob even a healthy beast of prey of it voraciousness, it if were possible, with the aid of a whip, to force the beast to devour continuously, even when not hungry, especially if the food, handed out under such coercion, were to be selected accordingly.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Saturday, September 12, 2009