72 Match the eight quotes about education and learning to the statements in the middle. READING + SPEAKING 1 a Unit 05 Live and learn In this unit you will: consider what makes a good education think critically find out why you should get a job decide how much say parents should have read about lawnmower, tiger and free-range parents improve your word formation skills Compare your answers in class. Then discuss these questions in pairs: 1 Do you agree that these quotes fit the statements? Why?/Why not? 2 Are these statements true only for school education or also for other things? Give examples. 3 What metaphor is used in quote 3 to describe education? Why? Rank the five statements in the middle (1: most important, 5: least important). Compare your rankings in class. b 2 1 roots: Wurzeln 2 to accumulate sth.: etw. ansammeln “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” (Diogenes, ancient Greek philosopher) “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” (Malcolm X, human rights activist) “The highest result of education is tolerance. (Helen Keller, deaf and blind author, lecturer and activist) “Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” (Marian Wright Edelman, children’s rights activist) “The mark of higher education isn’t the knowledge you accumulate2 in your head. It’s the skills you gain about how to learn.” (Adam Grant, psychologist) “Education should not just fill the mind; it should train it to question, analyze, and seek truth.” (bell hooks, pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins, author and social critic) “You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.” (Conrad Hall, photographer and filmmaker) “The roots1 of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” (Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher) 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 Education gives you a better future. Education never ends. Learning is hard, but worth it. Education is important to every society. Learning is about more than just facts. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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