We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.

The faster you go, the more students you leave behind. It doesn't matter how much or how fast you teach. The true measure is how much students have learned.

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.

Unlike the weak, the strong neither give up nor are driven by pain into rash or stupid behavior. They don't like pain any more than anyone else, but they are not willing to settle for short-term relief if it means reducing their options later. They don't rob Peter to pay Paul, they face reality now.

The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.