Sal Khan Quotes

I think it's very important to emphasize that there are many, many different educational institutions in what we call higher education, and they educate an enormous diversity of students. I think all of those institutions have to define particular roles for themselves; they can't do everything at once.

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

I envision presenting parents with a marketplace of school choices - public, private, parochial, charter, virtual, blended, and home education. They then can choose the model that best equips their children for success.

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.

My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met.

I wasn't good at examinations, but I went to a very good secondary school - Bolton-on-Dearne - with wonderful teachers, who taught me drama and encouraged me in every way.

My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.

My family gave me the best in education.

My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.

I was born and raised in California and benefited from California's excellent public schools, from kindergarten through medical school.

Next to my family, it seems clear to me that the educational institutions and the teachers from whom I had the privilege of learning were especially important.

I left school on my 15th birthday.

Parents like options when it comes to their children's education. And they respond to quality.

My kids have grown up knowing that their mom made a big investment in making sure there was art and language instruction in school and books in the library. Hopefully, they've internalized that.

We cannot build a prosperous state without good schools.

I don’t know any parent who wants to send his children to a below average school.

Education depends on 5 factors: The attendance at school, the time spent watching television at home, the time of reading at home, the amount of reading material in home, and the number of parents in home.

Parents have got to become more involved in their children’s education.

It is … interest of all, that every one, from birth, should be well educated.

My mom never went to college, but for her own children, getting a great education was not an option.

There is a huge gap between what students want for their future and what their schools are offering.

My husband and I are both proud public school graduates.

I had tutors, but education was just not a priority.

If I could, I would like my son to study in Jamshedpur, where I did my schooling.

I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.