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Education Quotes by Donalyn Miller

9 Education quotes by Donalyn Miller

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Donalyn Miller’s nine statements champion the power of student agency in the classroom. The collection is concise, yet each line bursts with enthusiasm for giving learners a say. It’s a handy snapshot for anyone wanting to see her advocacy for student‑centered education.

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Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics.

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I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek…

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The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students…

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“Building a trusting relationship with students is easier when you expect them to do the right thing instead of assuming that they…

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“If you cannot find a method for assessing students that uses authentic texts, I would ask why that concept is worth teaching.”

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“The most effective reading teachers are teachers who read. According to Morrison, Jacobs, and Swinyard (1999), “Perhaps the most influential teacher behavior…

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“A classroom atmosphere that promotes reading does not come from the furniture and its placement as much as it comes from the…

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“my job as a teacher to equip the travelers, teach them how to read a map, and show them what to do…

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“I believe that this corporate machinery of scripted programs, comprehension worksheets (reproducibles, handouts, printables, whatever you want to call them), computer-based incentive…

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Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading.

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“No matter what our curriculum requires us to teach or how little class time we have, children must read a lot in order to…

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“Without any reading time in class, too much homework, and little choice provided in reading material or writing topics, Sarah keeps her reading life…

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Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them wait for…

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If you don't read, I don't know how to communicate with you...I can never express who I am in my own words as powerfully…

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The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now

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“Reading has become schoolwork, not an activity in which students willingly engage outside of school.”

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By believing that only some of our students will ever develop a love of books and reading, we ignore those who do not fall…

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“I don't believe some teachers consider whether their classroom instruction fosters the development of reading habits in their students. Reflecting on the landslide of…

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“I am a reader, a flashlight-under-the-covers, carries-a-book-everywhere-I-go, don't-look-at-my-Amazon-bill. I choose purses based on whether I can cram a paperback into them, and my books…

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“Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.”

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Students need to make their own choices about reading material and writing topics.

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“I believe that this corporate machinery of scripted programs, comprehension worksheets (reproducibles, handouts, printables, whatever you want to call them), computer-based incentive packages, and…

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Failing to graduate a populace that values reading has long-term consequences for everyone.

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