Truth, from a 35-year veteran of teaching. You can't fake or quantify an appetite for learning. Even conscientious dullards can ace a test…but did they drink deeply to the dregs as someone else who only got a B? And in the end, what a person wrings out of the experience of learning is what matters, right?
Education’s Hungry Hearts
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Is college always worthwhile? It is for those yearning to learn.
