Joseph Stiglitz - Teachers Quotes

3 Sourced Quotes

View all Joseph Stiglitz Quotes

There was an incongruity between many of the models that we were taught and the policy positions that our teachers (and we) believed in. The models seemed more consonant with free market prescriptions, though they were presented more as benchmarks rather than full characterizations.

Joseph Stiglitz

The best teachers still taught in a Socratic style, asking questions, responding to the answers with still another question. And in all of our courses, we were taught that what mattered most was asking the right question — having posed the question well, answering the question was often a relatively easy matter.

Joseph Stiglitz

My teachers helped guide and motivate me; but the responsibility of learning was left with me.

Joseph Stiglitz