The key is that unless there is accountability, we will never get the right system. As long as there are no consequences if kids or adults don't perform, as long as the discussion is not about education and student outcomes,… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
When school children start paying union dues, that 's when I'll start representing the interests of school children. — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
I would rather die having spoken in my way, than live having spoken in yours — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
School disruption comes from those children who have given up hope. — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children. — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
The key is that unless there is accountability, we will never get the right system. As long as there are no consequences if kids… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
As teachers, we must constantly try to improve schools and we must keep working at changing and experimenting and trying until we have developed… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
It's time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody's role is spelled out in advance… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
