The great do not always prevail.
Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you leave home. Three quarters of what you achieve will be determined before you enter the classroom door
The most successful classes are those where the teacher has a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the students know what the teacher expects from them.
The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.
One of the greatest gifts a caring teacher can contribute to children is to help them learn to sit when they feel like running, to raise their hand when they feel like talking, to be polite to their neighbor, to stand in line without pushing, and to do their homework when they feel like playing. By introducing procedures in the classroom, you are also introducing procedures as a way of living a happy and successful life.
In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.
The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.
I'm always struck by how innately curious kids are about the world around us and how engaged and sensitive they are to what is happening. . and how many kids do want to be engaged and do what to make a difference.
The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.
My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.
When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, "I am a male actor, and its okay for me to play a gay man. "