Apathy Quote by B. F. Skinner

A symptomatic example of the way in which violence has saturated everyday life can be seen in the increased acceptance of criminalizing the behavior…

— Henry Giroux

Suspension and expulsion are tied to a host of short- and long-term consequences. For some students, zero-tolerance policies in schools lead directly to involvement…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Whether the teacher is authoritarian, undisciplined, competent, incompetent, serious, irresponsible, involved, a lover of people and of life, cold, angry with the world, bureaucratic,…

— Paulo Freire

Experience gained in two schools under my control has taught me that punishment does not purify, if anything, it hardens children.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“In early 2014, the Department of Justice and Education issued guidelines pressuring public school districts to adopt racial quotas when disciplining children. The basis…

— David E. Bernstein

School is now a place where punishment and discipline are prioritized over serving students and educating them. Any moment where a student falls outside…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

The coercive effect of this policy is particularly pronounced in the school setting given the age and impressionability of schoolchildren, and their understanding that…

— Alfred Goodwin

I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

— Esperanza Spalding

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

— Diogenes

I believe a child going without an education is tantamount to a crime. So I decided I was going to start prosecuting parents for…

— Kamala Harris

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

— Arlen Specter