“There are really only two ways to teach. You can inspire the student to voluntarily and enthusiastically choose to do the hard work necessary to get a great education, or you can attempt to require it of him.” WayTwoHardTeachStudentsInspireHard WorkTwo WaysGreat Education Author:Oliver DeMille
“Instead of asking, "What can I do to make these students perform?" the great teacher says, "Something's not working! I must not be truly inspirational. What do I need to do to spark their passion to do the hard work to get a superb education?"” NeedsHardPassionTeacherStudentsHard WorkAskingSparksGreat TeacherSuperb Author:Oliver DeMille
“Find a model of great education in history and you will find a great teacher who inspired students to make the hard choice to study. Wherever you find such a teacher, you will also find self-motivated students who study hard. When students study hard, learning occurs.” SelfHardChoicesStudyTeacherStudentsModelsInspiredMotivatedGreat TeacherGreat EducationSelf Motivated Author:Oliver DeMille
“What the great mentor is always looking for is a person who is willing to tap his genius, to put it through the refiner's fire, to do the hard work to develop it. Indeed, mentoring is the medieval art of alchemy-turning plain old human steel into hearts and minds of gold.” MindHumansHeartPersonsArtHardFireWillingHard WorkGeniusGoldGreat MenMentorSteelHeart And MindMedievalAlchemyMentoringRefiner's Fire Author:Oliver DeMille
“"Thanks," many small businesspeople are saying, "but no thanks. Forget the government credits and loan programs, and just get rid of all the bureaucratic red tape and high taxes which make it hard to build businesses, hire employees and meet our payroll."” HardGovernmentForgetTaxesRedProgramCreditThanksEmployeeTapeSmall BusinessLoanPayrollRed TapeHigh Taxes Author:Oliver DeMille
“This is the crisis! Difficulty getting credit, slow growth, high unemployment, low consumer confidence-these are challenges entrepreneurs can overcome with hard work, smart risk and tenacious teamwork. This is precisely what entrepreneurs do!” HardGrowthChallengesRiskHard WorkSmartLowsOvercomingDifficultyCrisisEntrepreneurCreditConsumersTeamworkUnemploymentTenaciousSlow GrowthWork SmartConsumer Confidence Author:Oliver DeMille