What's got me excited about the education space is the growth of the Internet over the next 10 20 30 years.
About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology which I look at as a global platform.
'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.
I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that we'd play piano.
One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare education and employment you lose at least half of your potential. So gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.
When women earn the money for the family everyone in the family benefits. We also know that when women have an income everyone wins because women dedicate 90% of the income to health education to food security to the children to the family or to the community so when women have an income everybody wins.
But the fact is no matter how good the teacher how small the class how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.
As a former recipient of these services I can honestly say that the overwhelming majority of TANF recipients are hard-working Americans who are down on their luck and just want an opportunity to better their lives and those of their family through work and access to education.
The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame it lies in hard work determination and a good education.
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.
The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not. Should education be a marketable commodity? Should healthcare?
And what is liberty whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience of education of association of the press of travel or labor or trade?
Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country.
My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor.
Government will not fail to employ education to strengthen its hands and perpetuate its institutions.
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor it is rather to be rejoiced in than lamented that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.