"Value learning and being creative thinkers and risk takers."
—Karen Eichler
"The most pressing issue facing today's educators is the fact that the work and demands cannot be completed by one individual."
—Ricardo Sosapavon
"Don't go into education unless you have a passion for teaching. Education is not a place to work while you are waiting to figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life."
—Rena Berlin
"Administrators need to see the whole picture. If the 4th grade scores are lagging, it's not just about the 4th grade. It's about improving learning at every level, long-term. It's about prevention, not just crisis intervention."
—Barbara Wotherspoon
"Stay true to the mission of educating the whole child. No child ever had a positive or life-changing experience because of a worksheet or a standardized test."
—Claudia Cornett
"Education administrators need more training in personnel management. They manage the people that provide learning to kids—their management abilities impact the quality of services kids receive."
—Victoria Taylor
"NCLB is the biggest sham in education."—Carl Nelson
"Politicians need to stop referring to ‘those failing schools’ because public schools aren't failing; they're struggling against the odds. Politicians need to get into schools and see the difficulties firsthand, before they point the finger at public schools."
—Nancy Timmons
"It's no secret that there are many reasons why the achievement gap exists, yet only schools are expected to rectify the problem."
—Bill Collins