“...'Loving children is what teachers do for extra credit. It's not the main assignment.' 'Seems to me that the extra credit is more important than the main assignment,' observed Cordelia.” — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share Image
“Nobody really knows which is happening when the teacher closes the door. At worst, mediocrity. At best, miracles.” — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All aboard! — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
“And when you go to God's house, it ain't got to be no fashion show. You just come as you are.” — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
But certain people just think it's their job to freak out. As long as they're freaking out, they feel busy, like they must be… — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
If you give people an idea these days, they just think you are sharing it with them so they can critique it, play devil's… — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
“Why do these dumb fucks keep guns around the house? They make the world as ruinous as they imagine it is.” — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
The goal is not necessarily to succeed but to keep trying, to be the kind of person who has ideas and see them through. — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
“Today so many creative and devoted teachers not only have to struggle against unimaginative administrations, fearful parents, and wearied colleagues, they have also to… — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning.” — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much… — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much… — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
“The difference between a beginning teacher and an experienced one is that the beginning teacher asks, "How am I doing?" and the experienced teacher… — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
“Mr. Turner gets mad when I say, “I don’t work for you, I work for the children.” But it’s true. Isn’t it? I’ll find… — Esmé Raji Codell Copy Share
“It's not our job to be liked(teachers)", I reminded her. "Its our job to help them be smart(students)". Secretly, I thought, who gives a… — Esme Raji Codell Copy Share
