'Culture and education … are hugely important in the affirmation of differences between groups …and in the reproduction of those differences' – Pierre Bourdieu

Leaders and citizens realise that, without the European Union and its unity, we could not face the problems of terrorism, migrants, and refugees. – Federica

'...we have come to realise that for most men (sic) the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school' – Ivan Illich

'Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted' – Albert Einstein

In recent decades there has been

Photo credit: ©Izabela Urbaniak 2016 

'In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet

'Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time' –Rabindranath Tagore

There is an often repeated saying

'Without you, without the affectionate hand you extended to the small poor child that I was, without your teaching and example, none of all

'Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.' – Attributed to Albert Einstein

Are education systems focusing on developing the

I look forward to a United States of Europe, in which the barriers between the nations will be greatly minimised and unrestricted travel will be

“I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation.” ― Bill Watterson

According to the recent OECD