American education Quote by Diane Ravitch Download Open image “The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.” — Diane Ravitch ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare American education Complacency Education Obstacles Reform
“The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed — it needs to be transformed.” — Jamie C. Martin Copy Share Image
Education has in America's whole history been the major hope for improving the individual and society. — Gunnar Myrdal Copy Share Image
“When it comes to education all obstacles must be removed. This must become a priority for humanity.” — Alex Zar Copy Share Image
“Indeed, education is one of the institutions most deserving of disruption--and with the greatest opportunities to come of it.” — Jeff Jarvis Copy Share Image
Crossing the Finish Line is a must-read for anyone concerned with the disturbing fact that Americans can no longer count on each generation being… — Molly Corbett Broad Copy Share Image
When it comes to education, no solution, not even ones we like, should be dictated or run from Washington, D.C. — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out. — Kent McCord Copy Share Image
Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival. — John M. Perkins Copy Share Image
“Our schools will not improve if we continue to focus only on reading and mathematics while ignoring the other studies that are essential elements… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
We will continue to chase rainbows unless we recognize that they are rainbows and there is no pot of gold at the end of… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
When you succeed at keeping almost everyone in school, you must figure out ways to educate everyone you keep in school. — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“The history of education is a seemingly endless parade of “new ideas” that are actually old ideas renamed.” — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children. — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“By picking a few winners, the Race to the Top competition abandoned the traditional idea of equality of educational opportunity, where federal aid favored… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“The reformers define the purpose of education as preparation for global competitiveness, higher education, or the workforce. They view students as “human capital” or… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“While I have never been a member of any union, I was a friend of Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers,… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
In DC, policymakers think that if we can only have high enough standards, tough enough tests, and hold people accountable, we can close the… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“The corporate reform movement has co-opted progressive themes and language in the service of radical purposes. Advocating the privatization of public education is deeply… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
American Education has a long history of infatuation with fads and ill-considered ideas. The current obsession with making our schools work like a business… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
“...the multitudinous substitutes for indigenous culture cannot grow. Having no roots, they can only age and decay. Studious, sincere youth retires, defeated. American youth,… — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Perhaps the deterioration of American education is illustrated by the high correlation between the number of years a person has attended school and his… — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
what are the objects of an useful American education? classical knowlege, modern languages & chiefly French, Spanish, & Italian; Mathematics; Natural philosophy; Natural History;… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Whether blatant or subtle, brainwashing has become a major, time-consuming activity in American education at all levels. Some zealots have not hesitated to use… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
[Betsy] DeVos's statement turned a well-known Trump slogan, and proclaimed, we will make American education great again. Proponents of school choice were ecstatic, including… — Claudio Sanchez Copy Share Image
American Education has a long history of infatuation with fads and ill-considered ideas. The current obsession with making our schools work like a business… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
We don't reinvest in the American people. We don't put enough money into American education. — Jedediah Bila Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away unable to distinguish between a symbol and the thing… — Paul Lutus Copy Share Image
“MOMA's values were blown through the American education system, from high school upwards-and downwards, too, greatly raising the status of "creativity" and "self-expression" in… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
What is American education? What should our students be taught? Is hip-hop something that is worthwhile and useful for students to learn? Of course,… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I also think that there is a huge failure in the American education system to educate Americans about where we, our system, our government,… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image