---
title: "1 Teachers Just Quotes By Dana Goldstein"
description: "1 Teachers Just quotes by Dana Goldstein. Plus more from Dana Goldstein and more Teachers Just sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg"
---

> [There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that Americans think teachers are just about as prestigious as doctors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that-actually-americans-have-a-2/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg)

## More by Dana Goldstein

> [In North Carolina, for example, it takes 15 years to move a teacher's salary from $30,000 to $40,000. So it's really difficult to argue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/in-north-carolina-for-example-it-takes-15-years-to-move-a-teacher-s/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [There's a small movement of teacher-led schools across the country. These are schools that don't have a traditional principal, teachers come together and actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/there-s-a-small-movement-of-teacher-led-schools-across-the-country/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [I wrote a work of history, I looked at over 500 sources - I spent three-and-a-half years on the project. I think the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/i-wrote-a-work-of-history-i-looked-at-over-500-sources-i-spent-three/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Just in general, when we look at our school system, there is so much overlap with our criminal justice system in terms of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/just-in-general-when-we-look-at-our-school-system-there-is-so-much/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [I don't think school reform should be motivated by missionary zeal. I think it should be motivated by evidence of what works. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/i-don-t-think-school-reform-should-be-motivated-by-missionary-zeal-i/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Younger teachers are definitely more likely to have worked at charter schools as opposed to have just heard of them. Charter schools explicitly look,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/younger-teachers-are-definitely-more-likely-to-have-worked-at-charter/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [“In 1899 the Supreme Court ruled in Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education that Augusta, Georgia, had not defied the Constitution by shutting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/in-1899-the-supreme-court-ruled-in-cumming-v-richmond-county-board-of/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Men are more salary-sensitive when they're choosing a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/men-are-more-salary-sensitive-when-they-re-choosing-a-job/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Definitely we see throughout history that American teachers are asked to be very self-abnegating. They're not supposed to be concerned with the conditions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/definitely-we-see-throughout-history-that-american-teachers-are-asked/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [The first generation of school reformers I talk about - nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, Catharine Beecher - they are true believers in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/the-first-generation-of-school-reformers-i-talk-about-nineteenth/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Younger teachers are definitely more likely to have worked at charter schools as opposed to have just heard of them. Charter schools explicitly look,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/younger-teachers-are-definitely-more-likely-to-have-worked-at-charter-2/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [If you're afraid to talk to the other adults in your school it is definitely throughout history the hallmark of a failing school. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/if-you-re-afraid-to-talk-to-the-other-adults-in-your-school-it-is/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that Americans think teachers are just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that-actually-americans-have-a/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [Coming to the civil rights movement in the twentieth century, we begin to have this idea that's still with us today, which is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/coming-to-the-civil-rights-movement-in-the-twentieth-century-we-begin/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

> [The idea that because the school day is shorter or the school year is shorter than the sort of white collar workday or work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/the-idea-that-because-the-school-day-is-shorter-or-the-school-year-is/)

[Dana Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goldstein/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Teachers Just Quotes By Dana Goldstein",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that Americans think teachers are just about as prestigious as doctors.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dana Goldstein"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goldstein/there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that-actually-americans-have-a-2/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that…” — Dana Goldstein",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/",
            "name": "Teachers Just Quotes by Dana Goldstein",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/dana-goldstein-18041_doctors_there-are-a-lot-of-polls-that-show-that_1511644.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Teachers Just quotes by Dana Goldstein. Plus more from Dana Goldstein and more Teachers Just sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Teachers Just",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Dana Goldstein",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teachers-just/dana-goldstein/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```