I don't have to be accountable to some authority, which is why I don't take federal funds. I don't want anyone's monies unless they're monies without strings attached. It's not that we don't need them.

Teaching children to read was one thing; keeping them interested in reading was something else.

The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior.

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

Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from us is common sense, dedication, and bright, energetic teachers who believe that all children are achievers and who take personally the failure of any one child.

Everything works when the teacher works. It's as easy as that, and as hard.

Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.