Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.

I'm a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love children.

If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.

An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong.

Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.

What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.