We need to identify the least effective or ineffective teachers and for those people we need to either quickly accelerate their practice or move them out of the profession. That's what I believe and quite frankly I have never met anybody at least to my face who said they disagree with that notion.
Michelle RheeIn schools where parent involvement is greater, you do have higher achievement levels and better functioning, better performing schools.
Michelle RheePoverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.
Michelle RheeMy grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my entire life, been surrounded by teachers, and because of that I've had a tremendous respect for what teachers can do, the power that they can have.
Michelle RheeThereโs a belief now that the problem with our schools is parents, that if we just had better parents we would have better performing kids and, therefore, we wouldnโt have a problem at all. But whatโs missing in that equation is that you do have a lot of parents in this country who are very involved in their childrenโs education and who do want something better. They want to see better for their kids. They know that theyโre in schools that arenโt performing particularly well and if you look at how we treat those parents, it is quite poorly.
Michelle Rhee