Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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The first object of any act of learning, over and beyond the pleasure it may give, is that it should serve us in the future. Learning should not only take us somewhere; it should allow us later to go further more easily.

Ted Sizer's Popular Quotes

Things remain the same because it is impossible to change very much without changing most of everything.

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Every student, without exception, should be able to succeed well at something consequential.

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You can't motivate a student you don't know.

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Writing is the litmus paper of thoughtthe very center of schooling.

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I cannot teach a child I do not know

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A good education teaches you how to ask a question. It’s knowing what you don’t know; the skills of critical thought.

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The first object of any act of learning, over and beyond the pleasure it may give, is that it should serve us in the future. Learning should not only…

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The schools schedule is a series of units of time; the clock is king.

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... the kids do what no one expects them to do. That's progress.

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