(456 quotes found)
“With version 1, we've focused on consumers and families but there is definitely a need for classroom situations so we're looking into that for future versions -- specifically, the ability to apply a policy that administrator or teacher can set up across multiple PCs.”
Alan Packer
“Perhaps it doesn't seem like much for your child to miss a few days. Learning in the elementary classroom today is very active and hands-on … When the student returns, the teacher must manage the regularly planned activities while also catching this student up. … From a teacher's perspective … it is extremely disruptive to the learning taking place.”
Rebecca Powell
“It's pretty clear that no one is only oppressed in their life. This framework empowers everyone in the classroom. It helps everyone see that these issues are about them. We are all part of the problem as well as the solution, and acknowledging that creates a sense of commonality.”
Abby Ferber
“A third of all new teachers leave the classroom after three years and close to fifty percent leave after five years – over a quarter of a million teachers stop teaching every year. Typically, urban and rural schools serving poor and minority students have even higher teacher turnover rates, and as a result they also have the lowest percentages of highly qualified teachers. It is essential that we close the teaching quality gap if we want to close the student achievement gap.”
Tom Carroll
“In any place work is done, you cannot accept anything less than competence if you want high quality.”
William Glasser
“If you only have athletic talent, and you're not working in the classroom, nothing good will come of it.”
Aaron Huffman
