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Rafe Esquith has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind,…
• Most of us have participated in the trust exercise in which one person falls back and is caught by a peer. Even…
• Most children, even very bright ones, need constant review and practice to truly own a concept in grammar, math or science. In…
• Never compare one student's test score to another's. Always measure a child's progress against her past performance. There will always be a…
• That's the beauty of art--we strive for perfection but never achieve it. The journey is everything.
• With better vision, we sacrifice for students for whom that sacrifice will most likely pay off. I'm sorry to say this, but…
• But to paraphrase Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, ignorance and mediocrity are forever busy, and the forces of mediocrity aren't content…
• I want my students to love to read. Reading is not a subject. Reading is a foundation of life, an activity that…
• If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open…
• It’s not the job of the teacher to save a child’s soul; it is the teacher’s job to provide an opportunity for…
• I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to…
• I don't think we expect enough of students. They just need someone to show them the way.

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