Communication Quote by Dana Goldstein

There's definitely a tension between the way teaching is talked about and understood at the political level and how everyday average Americans think about…

— 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…

— Dana Goldstein

Well, teachers have been profoundly demoralized in recent years and are often treated with contempt by politicians. There's a great deal of reckless rhetoric…

— Jonathan Kozol

Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame…

— Arne Duncan

“American attitudes toward teachers are frankly incoherent. We want outstanding people to enter the field but provide little incentive to do so. We expect…

— Mark Seidenberg

What is happening to teachers now across this nation is a disgrace. The attacks on them are a blot on our nation. Teachers and…

— Diane Ravitch

Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them…

— Jim Hunt

Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can…

— Chris Christie

I emphasize teachers because they are largely left out of the debate. None of the bombastic reports that come from Washington and think tanks…

— Jonathan Kozol

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…

— Dana Goldstein

Our only political stance is this: listen to these teachers.

— Charles Best

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows.

— John Philip Sousa