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.

When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.

I cannot change the world, but I do not have to conform.

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.

People have to live by rules in the world. Why do we pretend in school that they don't?

Parents often brag about the amount of money spent per child, but I think, perhaps ironically, those great monies that are spent - I call it putting a band-aid on a hemorrhage.