Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

W.b. Yeats
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the...
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the...
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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. Educating someone does not give them knowledge instantly. The person has to read and study and learn and apply what they have learned. The person may know all the details of their education but they will not be an educated person until they apply those details to their lives.

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