You go through the Civil Rights struggle, everybody knew the songs - 'We shall overcome.' Everybody would sing it. Music helped us. James Brown, 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud.' They helped black people figure out how… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that's not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
If you raise a child, there's no time, you can't be a great parent. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Let's stop teaching to the middle and start teaching to the student. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Video games offer violent messages, and even the sports video games include taunting and teasing. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
There's not a day that goes by that I don't draw on my undergraduate background in psychology. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Convincing people to give your way a try will work if you neutralize - and sometimes you have to cauterize - the ones who… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
When kids know that you refuse to let them fail ... they don't give up as easy. So sometimes they don't have it inside,… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to your child,… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
I believe that for lots of churches and religious institutions, their main focus on the development of faith among parishioners needs to spread to… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
![“When kids know that you refuse to let them fail ... they don't give up as easy. So sometimes they don't have it inside, [but] they're like,'You know, I don't want to do this, but I know my mother's going to be mad.'That matters to kids, and it helps get them through.” quote by Geoffrey Canada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f7/geoffrey-canada-11965_children_when-kids-know-that-you-refuse-to-let-th_627702.jpg)
