Advantage Quote by John Philip Sousa

Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.

— Bainbridge Colby

“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

I think even in American schools, they must be studying in a specialized manner.

— Sergio Leone

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

It's fairly obvious that American education is a cultural flop. Americans are not a well-educated people culturally, and their vocational education often has to…

— Raymond Chandler

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

Teach for America has helped us understand what works and what doesn't.

— Priscilla Chan

American culture is very good at interpersonal relationships and people skills, whereas we're incredibly adept at academics and straightforward 19th-century Victorian education.

— Alice Eve

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

Schools train people to be ignorant, with style. They give you the equipment that you need to be a functional ignoramus. American schools* do…

— Frank Zappa

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

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