Imaginary quote of the day

Tonight I found myself reading through a presentation about direct vocabulary instruction (don't tell anyone, but I actually enjoyed it) that ended with this quote:

"Learning is what is left over after we forget what we were taught." --A. Einstein

Brilliant statement? Sure. True, anyway, especially when it comes to school. But Einstein? I wonder.

Two minutes later (work is so work-like, especially after 11 p.m.), I have these:

"Education is what you have left over after you forget everything you've learned."
"Knowledge is what you have left over after you forget the things you were taught."
"Education is what's left over after you forget what you learned in school."

Oh, and this one, which is at least more nicely put:

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

And so what have we here? Proof that nobody knows what to do with the third person? That educator types can't help but quote anything with Einstein's name on it? That the Internets is a bad place to verify quotes? Yes, yes, and yes. But that last part will be a nice little object lesson. Guess I'm kinda working after all.