Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

- Marva Collins

We've been brainwashed into thinking that it takes more monies than it actually does to educate children. That's been one of the brainwash jobs.

- Marva Collins

When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the…

- Marva Collins

Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spa…

- Marva Collins

If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.

- Marva Collins

What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.

- Marva Collins

Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fai…

- Marva Collins

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.

- Marva Collins

Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from …

- Marva Collins