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> [My parents were extraordinarily focused on education. It was the topic of every dinner conversation, is are you number one, are you getting all As, if not, why not. You need to do better. So my entire orientation and focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/my-parents-were-extraordinarily-focused-on-education-it-was-the-topic/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

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## More by Michelle Rhee

> [In schools where parent involvement is greater, you do have higher achievement levels and better functioning, better performing schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/in-schools-where-parent-involvement-is-greater-you-do-have-higher/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/my-grandfather-was-a-teacher-my-grandmother-on-my-mom-s-side-four-of/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [There’s a belief now that the problem with our schools is parents, that if we just had better parents we would have better performing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/there-s-a-belief-now-that-the-problem-with-our-schools-is-parents/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [That should be the goal, is that every kid in every neighborhood, despite whatever challenges they may face, are getting a great education in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/that-should-be-the-goal-is-that-every-kid-in-every-neighborhood/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [Poverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/poverty-is-so-significant-that-we-can-t-expect-to-overcome-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [If you grew up in a lower-income community, or less well-off, the belief is that the way to change that circumstance is through education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/if-you-grew-up-in-a-lower-income-community-or-less-well-off-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [If a country puts its entire focus on making sure that the education system improves, then that's the kind of progress that you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/if-a-country-puts-its-entire-focus-on-making-sure-that-the-education/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We need to identify the least effective or ineffective teachers and for those people we need to either quickly accelerate their practice or move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-need-to-identify-the-least-effective-or-ineffective-teachers-and/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [ I think that one thing that people are missing is that we are never going to be able to fix this country's \[American\] economy… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-think-that-one-thing-that-people-are-missing-is-that-we-are-never/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [I believe that the teachers unions are doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. They were designed to be professional organizations that protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-believe-that-the-teachers-unions-are-doing-exactly-what-they-re/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We've lost our competitive spirit. We've become so obsessed with making kids feel good about themselves that we've lost sight of building the skills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-ve-lost-our-competitive-spirit-we-ve-become-so-obsessed-with/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [Standardized tests are an indicator of the kind of service taxpayers are receiving - and whether schools, educators and policymakers are doing their jobs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/standardized-tests-are-an-indicator-of-the-kind-of-service-taxpayers/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We are always going to put the best interests of kids above the rights, privileges and priorities of adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-are-always-going-to-put-the-best-interests-of-kids-above-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We need to do everything we can to ensure every single child has an effective teacher every day, which means we need to identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-need-to-do-everything-we-can-to-ensure-every-single-child-has-an/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [I'd rather deal with anger than apathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-d-rather-deal-with-anger-than-apathy/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

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