"Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Education Tags: learning More From Ambrose Bierce "Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." "Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught." "Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent." More In Education "Education is the foundation upon which we build our future."― Christine Gregoire "Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don’t want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure."― James Hillman "Game shows are designed to make us feel better about the random, useless facts that are all we have left of our education."― Chuck Palahniuk