“The only purpose of education is to teach a student how to live his life — by developing his mind and equipping him to deal with reality. The training he needs is theoretical, i.e., conceptual. He has to be taught to think, to understand, to integrate, to prove. He has to be taught the essentials of the knowledge discovered in the past — and he has to be equipped to acquire further knowledge by his own effort.” —Ayn Rand

Learn More:

• “Education” in The Ayn Rand Lexicon

• “Issues in Education” with Ayn Rand

• “The American School: Why Johnny Can’t Think” by Leonard Peikoff

• “Philosophy of Education” by Leonard Peikoff