Quotes for Teachers: Education is the kindling of a flame…

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”

This quote is commonly misattributed to Socrates. However, it seems to be a variant of a saying by Plutarch: “The understanding is not a vessel which must be filled, but firewood, which needs to be kindled; and love of learning and love of truth are what should kindle it.”