Philip Wylie Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The first gold star a child gets in school for the mere performance of a needful task is its first lesson in graft."

Reader comments about this quote:

Very impotant Note ! -- vedapushpa, Bangalore
(-; umm, ok, I smiled ;-) -- Mike, Norwalk
-- David, Green Cove Springs FL
Finally, some meaning. Elementary but worth a couple of stars. -- dick, fort worth
When the benefits of getting a star becomes the goal instead of the benefits of the task itself, the child becomes educated in obedience rather than self-sufficiency. -- E Archer, NYC