“ My guess is my brother would call his mom and his dad pretty regularly, a lot more than I probably did. ”
If you believe, like I do, that the world is abundant with possibilities, then we need to make sure we build capacity so that everybody is successful or can be successful in the pursuit of their dreams - not the dreams of someone from government, but their own dreams.
~ Jeb Bush
Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers' unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.
Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?
Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.