Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject…

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Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really...

Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really...

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job...

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of...

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of...

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and...

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and...

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking...

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking...

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it...

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it...

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be...

As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be...

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right...

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right...

The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much...

The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much...

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to...

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to...

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives....

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives....

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she...

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she...

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help...

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help...

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to...

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to...

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with...

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with...