David Perkins Quotes
- The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths,…
- In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen.
- One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving.
- Education ultimately depends on what happens in classrooms... between teachers and learners. That is fundamental.'... 'I hope that teachers will discover the optimism and direction…
- Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems.
- We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... ' 'The…
- Sometimes the Good is the enemy of the BEST!