To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Interpretation
Einstein criticizes educational systems that rely on fear and authority, arguing they harm students' self-esteem and critical thinking.
In this quote, Albert Einstein expresses his disdain for educational institutions that use fear, coercion, and authoritarian methods in teaching. He believes such an approach undermines students' natural feelings of sincerity and self-confidence, ultimately creating submissive individuals rather than fostering independent thinkers. Einstein advocates for an educational environment that nurtures authentic sentiments and encourages self-discovery, rather than one that stifles creativity and critical thought through oppressive methods.
In practice
Discussing educational reforms in a panel discussion.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
Mankind invented the atomic bomb, _x000D_ but no mouse would ever construct _x000D_ a mousetrap.
To believe in a child is to believe in the Future.
The best way to get kids to read a book is to say: 'This book is not appropriate for your age, and it has all sorts of horrible things in it like sex and death and some really big and complicated ideas, and you're better off not touching it until you're all grown up. I'm going to put it on this shelf and leave the room for a while. Don't open it.
It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.
As a kid, I lived almost entirely inside books, and eventually the books started returning the favor. A lot of my internal world feels like an anthology, or a library. It's eclectic and disorganized, but I can browse in it, and that hugely shapes both what and how I write.
The debate that I'm interested in having is with seriously smart people about how we design institutions in the 21st century that will genuinely address problems of poverty and educational underachievement.
Most people won't realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.
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