“Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less?” WorldRealHelpingSchoolAcceptingStudentsPassingPassingsGradesReal WorldLowestCompetenceCompetent Author:William Glasser
“I don't have to accept their tenants. I was trying to convince those college students to accept my tenants. And I reject any labeling me because I happened to go to the university.” TryingHumorPoliticalAcceptingHappenedStudentsCollegeUniversityConvinceRejectsPolitical HumorLabelingCollege StudentsTenants Author:George W. Bush
“I support charters, but the right kind of charters. I support charters that support kids who have the highest needs. A charter should be targeting students who are in serious trouble. It should serve students who didn't succeed in public schools when it can help them. Or, at least, charters should agree to accept similar proportions of the kids with the highest needs.” NeedsShouldKindHelpingKidsSchoolAcceptingSupportTroubleStudentsSeriousSucceedHighestAgreeProportionPublic SchoolCharter Author:Diane Ravitch
“I never hesitated, as a student, in embracing the necessity of violence. In South Africa, I didn't just accept it; I looked forward to it as a mission.” AcceptingViolenceStudentsSouthMissionsSouth Africa Author:Wole Soyinka
“I'm an artist in residence, I've still been able to accept commercial jobs, and what I'll do is I'll make little videos on the side that I then bring back to the school and show the students the next day.” LittlesStillsShowsAbleSchoolJobsArtistNextSidesAcceptingStudentsVideoNext DayResidence Author:Gregory Heisler
“I find that teaching and the students keep life going, and I would never accept any position in which somebody has invented a happy situation for me where I don't have to teach. Never.” SituationAcceptingTeachTeachingPositionStudents Book:Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton Source: Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton