Fail People Quotes by Marva Collins

Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school.

— Marva Collins

Kids don't fail. Teachers fail, school systems fail. The people who teach children that they are failures, they are the problem.

— Marva Collins

You can't find me 20 children in Chicago, I don't care which section you go in - you can be on Michigan Avenue or…

— Marva Collins

A person cannot all of a sudden become good at what they do just by switching streams.

— Marva Collins

There isn't a certain time we should set aside to talk about God. God is part of our every waking moment

— Marva Collins

I cannot change the world, but I do not have to conform.

— Marva Collins

Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind.

— Marva Collins

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.

— Marva Collins

Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What…

— Marva Collins

One of the things that even wealthy children need is an education, and I think the problems I saw really have nothing to do…

— Marva Collins

I don't have to be accountable to some authority, which is why I don't take federal funds. I don't want anyone's monies unless they're…

— Marva Collins

There is a lot of money to be made from miseducation, from the easy to read easy to learn textbooks, workbooks, teacher manuals, educational…

— Marva Collins

Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself.

— Marva Collins

Our children learn the phonetic method, which is why they're very good spellers, I suppose. Because rather than ABC or just saying a word,…

— Marva Collins

There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.

— Marva Collins