Block Quote by Jeff Raz

Every day, I see my students work hard to overcome obstacles just to be in the classroom.

— Jill Biden

One modest suggestion for my friends in the academic community: the next time a mob of students, waving their non-negotiable demands, starts pitching bricks…

— Spiro T. Agnew

The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated…

— Dave Eggers

At first, students tend to freeze at the first effort. The breakthrough comes when they realize that they can make it better - can…

— M. H. Abrams

I find that I get very excited about what my students are up to and that I get to be the hurdle they need…

— Alice Mattison

When you empower and teach a teacher how to break down barriers, bring innovation and excitement to the classroom, every student in that classroom…

— Jacky Rosen

“The more attention you pay to the behavior you want from students, the more it will happen.”

— Barbara D. Bateman

By giving our students practice in talking with others, we give them frames for thinking on their own.

— Lev S. Vygotsky

When you're teaching a hard concept and the students all have puzzled looks on their faces and then suddenly you can see that 'aha'…

— Anant Agarwal

“When you're a teacher, some students burst out at you immediately, most emerge gradually, and a few don't want you to see them at…

— Elizabeth Stone

See challenges vs. roadblocks.

— Robyn Benincasa

“Something has changed, and now, when I look at my students, I see only people who are going to eat up my time.”

— David Sedaris