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Students deserve great teachers, and teachers need support to thrive. The quotes compare how American math spreads many concepts slowly while Asian systems focus on a few ideas deeply. They warn that success can mislead, making people think they cannot lose.

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'I don't know' has become 'I don't know yet'.

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The best teacher is very interactive.

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I did not even finish my studies

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Our teachers deserve better feedback.

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I didn't even complete my University Education

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Don't wallow in failure. Instead, learn from it.

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It's hard to improve public education - that's clear.

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The bulk of the universities are about teaching kids.

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Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.

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In the U.S., we believe the best way to improve lives is to improve public education.

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Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

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Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you're doing.

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Unfortunately, the highly curious student is a small percentage of the kids.

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Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.

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Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things…

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Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.

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Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of…

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The Gates Foundation has learned that two questions can predict how much kids learn: 'Does your teacher use class time well?' and,…

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Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think…

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I believe technology will continue to become more affordable and more people will have the chance to use it. This will help…

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I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young. I…

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Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.

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[Africa] is the one continent where you still have a lot more young people than old people. So making sure they're healthy,…

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Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for teachers to pay special attention to all their students.

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Part of the magic of economic growth is how you educate people, and the leading economies have to stay in front of…

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Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries – but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy,…

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I think all students start off with incredible ability and curiosity, and if they're given the opportunity to pursue that, if they're…

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With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer to supporting…

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America's high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I don't just mean that they're broken, flawed, or underfunded, though a case could be…

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Online education is pretty special for two reasons. One is that you can get the very best lecture in the world and…

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Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning…

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Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the…

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Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail…

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I didn't completed my University Education

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Common Core is a big win for education.

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If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

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If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

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You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until…

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Sharing things I'm learning through my foundation work and other interests...

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Even though I only have a high-school degree, I'm a professional student.

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Talking to mothers, always brings it home because they're so anxious to do everything they can for their kids and so tragic for them.