Education Quotes by Harry Wong

In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.

— Harry Wong

The most important day of a person's education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.

— Harry Wong

It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement.

— Harry Wong

The most successful classes are those where the teacher has a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the students know…

— Harry Wong

One of the greatest gifts a caring teacher can contribute to children is to help them learn to sit when they feel like running,…

— Harry Wong

The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.

— Harry Wong

“Your only nobility is being better than who you were yesterday.”

— Harry Wong

The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.

— Harry Wong

A well-managed classroom is a task-oriented and predictable environment.

— Harry Wong

Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you leave home. Three quarters of what you achieve will be…

— Harry Wong