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It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement.
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In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide.
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Instead of bailing out Wall Street for the fourth time.. let's bail out the students.
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The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.
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In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.
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There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
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The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects the same way.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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You cannot teach today the same way you did yesterday to prepare students for tomorrow.
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Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think.
Last Update: February, 2023
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The best teachers are those who pass on their zeal and enthusiasm as a legacy to their students.
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We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher's hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.
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If we spark a student's passion, we unleash a powerful force upon the world.
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I think the world is run by "C" students.
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Great teachers engineer learning experiences that put students in the driver's seat and then get out of the way.
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If we spark a student's passion, we unleash a powerful force upon the world.
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If you want to achieve greatly in life, be a student of achievement.