Best 5 quotes of Frank Oppenheimer on MyQuotes

Many people who talk about the discovery method of teaching are really talking about arranging a lesson or an experiment so that students discover what they are supposed to discover. That is not an exploration. The whole tradition of exploration is being lost for entire generations.

Scientists and artists are the world's noticers. Their job is simply to notice what other people cannot.

The best way to learn is to teach

There are two things that people [are surrounded by and] avoid trying to understand. One is music, and the other is electricity.

Understanding is a lot like sex; it’s got a practical purpose, but that’s not why people do it normally.