Goal Quote by Esme Raji Codell

“Nobody really knows which is happening when the teacher closes the door. At worst, mediocrity. At best, miracles.”

— Esmé Raji Codell

A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All aboard!

— Esme Raji Codell

“And when you go to God's house, it ain't got to be no fashion show. You just come as you are.”

— Esmé Raji Codell

But certain people just think it's their job to freak out. As long as they're freaking out, they feel busy, like they must be…

— Esme Raji Codell

“I tend not to share things unnecessarily with those I despise.”

— Esme Raji Codell

If you give people an idea these days, they just think you are sharing it with them so they can critique it, play devil's…

— Esme Raji Codell

“Why do these dumb fucks keep guns around the house? They make the world as ruinous as they imagine it is.”

— Esmé Raji Codell

“Today so many creative and devoted teachers not only have to struggle against unimaginative administrations, fearful parents, and wearied colleagues, they have also to…

— Esmé Raji Codell

“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning.”

— Esmé Raji Codell

“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much…

— Esmé Raji Codell

So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much…

— Esme Raji Codell

“The difference between a beginning teacher and an experienced one is that the beginning teacher asks, "How am I doing?" and the experienced teacher…

— Esme Raji Codell