Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior.… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Before I can effectively discipline students, I have to earn their friendship and respect. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Kids don't fail. Teachers fail, school systems fail. The people who teach children that they are failures, they are the problem. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A person cannot all of a sudden become good at what they do just by switching streams. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
There isn't a certain time we should set aside to talk about God. God is part of our every waking moment — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
