The 21st Century Student's Guide to College SW

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Below are some quotes about education. Read them, and in 25-50 words, write your own quote about the importance of education. Share with your class. t “If you don’t have the right education ... then you’re not gonna last in my business,” Ludacris t “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson t “Education is the source that enables a person to grow in life, and for society to better itself. Learning is the best aspect of my life.” Common t “At the desk where I sit, I have learned one great truth. The answer for all our national problems - the answer for all the problems of the world – comes to a single word. That word is ‘education’” Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States t “Education helps one cease being intimidated by strange situations.” Maya Angelou t “The only thing more costly than education is ignorance.” Source Unknown t “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president...” Nelson Mandela

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Chapter 3 | Let’s Go to College

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