I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best way to say what needs to be said. I teach them to my students. I have a collection of proverbs for class discussion and writing assignments.

There isn't a certain time we should set aside to talk about God. God is part of our every waking moment

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

I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching inabilities.

Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school.

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

We've been brainwashed into thinking that it takes more monies than it actually does to educate children. That's been one of the brainwash jobs.