“WWII was, without exaggeration, the biggest event in all of human history, and it is still within living memory.” Quote by Chris Cleave
“American education will be determined by the quality of American public education, and that's public schools that are available.” SchoolQualityAvailableDeterminedPublic SchoolPublic EducationAmerican Education Author:Mark Shields
“The charter school is a possibility, an alternative in certain circumstances, but not in most, and not in most places, and not - most parents don't have either the time, the inclination or the aptitude to sit and go through sifting what school and what is available and what the options are.” SchoolCertainParentPossibilityCircumstancesAvailableAlternativesInclinationCharterAptitudeSiftingCharter Schools Author:Mark Shields
“Everyone carries the weight of WWII with them in their recent family history, and yet it is rarely spoken about within families, because veterans and survivors don't tend to talk.” WeightCarrieSurvivorVeteranWwiiFamily History Author:Chris Cleave
“We leave it up to books and movies to talk about WWII on our behalf.” BookBehalfWwiiBooks And Movies Author:Chris Cleave
“Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive.” LooksDoeForgiving Book:Report to Greco Source: Report to Greco
“Just, as I have traveled around from school to school, whether it's project-based learning or an outward bound curriculum, it's very hard to tell the difference between charters and public anymore. There's no fine line.” HardSchoolDifferencesLinesFineProjectsBoundsTraveledCurriculumFine LinesCharterOutward Bound Author:David Brooks
“I think the recent cluster of WWII novels is so good because we have reached an optimal distance from the war. Just as a lens has its focal length, the novel also has its best distance from the action.” ThinkingWarActionNovelDistanceLengthLensesWwiiOptimalClusters Author:Chris Cleave
“At this point in time the war [ WWII] is close enough to still feel hotly personal to a writer, yet far enough away so that jingoism and heroics are no longer required.” FeelsStillsWarEnoughWwiiJingoism Author:Chris Cleave
“We no longer need to show people being brave: instead, we can examine how they became brave. We can assume that they didn't start out that way. If we allow that they started out just like us, then their journey into courage becomes both more fascinating and more impressive.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsShowsJourneyAssumingBraveFascinatingImpressive Author:Chris Cleave