"Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living." ― John Dewey Topic(s): Education More From John Dewey "To me faith means not worrying." "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." "Such happiness as life is capable of comes from the full participation of all our powers in the endeavor to wrest from each changing situations of experience its own full and unique meaning." More In Education "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments."― Bobby Scott "As Indians, we must of course learn from the past; but we must remain focused on the future. In my view, education is the true alchemy that can bring India its next golden age."― Pranab Mukherjee "During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed."― Jonathan Kozol