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> [“We must begin where we are and move forward immediately by starting small and capitalizing on what's at hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/we-must-begin-where-we-are-and-move-forward-immediately-by-starting/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

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## More by Mike Schmoker

> [“The research we do at the local level - collaboratively - is what makes formal, outside research work. Outside research cannot be installed like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/the-research-we-do-at-the-local-level-collaboratively-is-what-makes/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“We must begin where we are and move forward immediately by starting small and capitalizing on what's at hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/we-must-begin-where-we-are-and-move-forward-immediately-by-starting/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/worksheets-the-archenemy-of-abundant-purposeful-reading-and/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/the-number-of-books-students-read-is-among-the-best-indicators-of/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“In a research-poor context,isolated experience replaces professional knowledge as the dominant influence on how teachers teach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/in-a-research-poor-context-isolated-experience-replaces-professional/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/collaboration-allows-teachers-to-capture-each-other-s-fund-of/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

> [“These programs and reading series are the fruit of an intellectually exhausted literacy industry that lost its way long ago, even as we mutely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmoker/these-programs-and-reading-series-are-the-fruit-of-an-intellectually/)

[Mike Schmoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmoker/)

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