If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the ability to discuss great ideas with other people–a love of reading is an essential foundation.
To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been my experie… - Rafe Esquith
To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been my experie…
- Rafe Esquith
With better vision, we sacrifice for students for whom that sacrifice will most likely pay off. I'm sorry to say this, but there are times when even … - Rafe Esquith
With better vision, we sacrifice for students for whom that sacrifice will most likely pay off. I'm sorry to say this, but there are times when even …
If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the abilit… - Rafe Esquith
If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the abilit…
But to paraphrase Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, ignorance and mediocrity are forever busy, and the forces of mediocrity aren't content with bei… - Rafe Esquith
But to paraphrase Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, ignorance and mediocrity are forever busy, and the forces of mediocrity aren't content with bei…
The reason I love teaching, it's like being a miner. I find all these undiscovered jewels and, with the right motivation, they're amazed at what they… - Rafe Esquith
The reason I love teaching, it's like being a miner. I find all these undiscovered jewels and, with the right motivation, they're amazed at what they…
I want my students to love to read. Reading is not a subject. Reading is a foundation of life, an activity that people who are engaged with the world… - Rafe Esquith
I want my students to love to read. Reading is not a subject. Reading is a foundation of life, an activity that people who are engaged with the world…
Most of us have participated in the trust exercise in which one person falls back and is caught by a peer. Even if the catch is made a hundred times … - Rafe Esquith
Most of us have participated in the trust exercise in which one person falls back and is caught by a peer. Even if the catch is made a hundred times …
Good teachers are an endangered species because they're giving up because of the tests and everything. - Rafe Esquith
Good teachers are an endangered species because they're giving up because of the tests and everything.
When the kids see the poverty in their neighborhood, but they see these successful kids who come from the countries they come from, come from Mexico,… - Rafe Esquith
When the kids see the poverty in their neighborhood, but they see these successful kids who come from the countries they come from, come from Mexico,…
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