“to know how to read is to light a lamp in the mind, to release the soul from prison, to open a gate to the universe." --Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women
“Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of education. The home needs man, and the world outside needs woman.” --Pearl S. Buck, Source?Today is National Teacher Day, part of Nation Teacher Appreciation Week. Do you have a teacher in your life that you admire? Do you plan to show your appreciation.
Pearl Buck began her career as a teacher at Nanjing University in China, and as you can see from the quotations above, had clear ideas about the role of education in society.
