P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

P. J. O'Rourke: Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and ... | Citatis

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

P. J. O'Rourke

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My second-grade teacher went around the class and asked everybody what they were going to be when they grew up. I said, 'I want to travel the world,' and he said, 'You'll be married and pregnant by 21, just like all the girls in this room.'

Brown Campbell
- Up
- World
- Travel
When you're in a songwriting class, and you write a song, and you hand it in to a teacher to grade, I'm still going to say that it's a really awesome song whether I got an A or a D. I learned to stick to my guns and take the tools as tools and not as rules.

Madi Diaz
- Song
- Hand
- Teacher
I remember, when I was at school, we would have a 10-minute storytelling session where we'd all sit on the floor cross-legged, and the teacher would read. It became something we all really looked forward to. That was part of the reason I grew to love stories.

Malorie Blackman
- School
- Love
- Remember
I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.

Nathan Fillion
- Time
- God
- School
Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.

Yair Lapid
- World
- Teachers
- Degree
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.

Malala Yousafzai
- World
- Book
- Remember