“If we trust parents to choose child care for their children, and we trust them to help their children choose a college to attend – and both those systems have been so successful – why do we not also trust them to choose the best elementary or high school for their children?” IfsChildrenHas BeensHelpingCareSchoolParentSuccessfulCollegeHigh SchoolChild Care Author:Lamar Alexander
“As a kid who failed out of high school as a freshman, I know firsthand and personally that sense of hopelessness and just being - drifting in the wrong direction, having really no hope. And being able to harness that frustration was incredibly valuable in my life. That's one of the reasons I focus so consistently on the foundation of education, because it helps to eviscerate those things that - unemployment, high jobless rates, poverty.” KnowsReasonHelpingKidsAbleSchoolPovertyFocusHigh SchoolFoundationRateValuableFrustrationJoblessConsistentlyJust BeingUnemploymentHopelessnessNo HopeDriftingHarnessFreshmanWrong Direction Author:Tim Scott
“Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance.” WritingStillsBookHelpingSchoolTeachTeacherStudentsHigh SchoolCrossesExtraordinaryCreditBridgesGuidanceGood TeacherGreat WritingEnglish Teacher Author:Julia Glass
“I want to grow up, live my life, experience things, make movies about those experiences and by the time the audience catches up, hopefully they'll have a movie there that helps them get through that next phase when they discover life isn't always like High School Musical.” WantHelpingSchoolNextGrowsAudienceGrowing UpHigh SchoolMusicalHopefullyLife ExperiencePhasesLiving My LifeHigh School Musical Author:Zac Efron
“I didn't always know I wanted to do music, I got more into music in high school. I always sort of liked the idea of psychology so I thought of being a therapist or someone who helps other people.” PeopleKnowsIdeasHelpingWantedSchoolPsychologyHigh SchoolHelping OthersTherapists Author:Alex Gaskarth
“Most people you'd tell "I'm gonna be a musician," they'd say, "you're crazy, you're gonna starve, you're gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you'll never make it, there's too much competition, it's a terrible business," etc. But my chorus teacher in high school said, "you've got what it takes to be a really good professional musician, you should consider it." That was an epiphany for me. So I thought, well, maybe I can help somebody, too.” PeopleShouldWellsSaidI CanHelpingSchoolPoorToo MuchTeacherCrazyTerribleDrugMusicianHigh SchoolCompetitionEtcJailAddictEpiphanyChorusDrug Addict Author:Billy Joel
“I'm incredibly flattered when people tell me that my books helped them through high school. Because of my own experience, the thought that something I wrote might help someone who felt the way I did when I was a teen...that's huge. It awes me.” PeopleWayBookHelpingMightSchoolFeltMy OwnHugeHigh SchoolAweFlattered Author:Sarah Dessen
“I did a couple of writing seminars in Canada with high school kids. These were the bright kids; they all have computers, but they can't spell. Because spell-check won't [help] you if you don't know through from threw. I told them, "If you can read in the 21st century, you own the world." Because you learn to write from reading.” IfsKnowsWorldWritingHelpingKidsSchoolReadingCenturyCoupleComputerHigh SchoolChecksCanadaSpells21st CenturySeminarsSpell Check Author:Stephen King
“Playing catch is often the first professional act of the day, it's a transition from personal life to team business. Lastly, as all position players think they can pitch, at least half of us are working on our off-speed stuff likely at the detriment of our elbows and shoulders, but we can't help it. It's too much fun. My changeup has come a long way since high school.” ThinkingWayFirstsLongHelpingSchoolFunStuffHalfToo MuchPlayerTeamPositionHigh SchoolSpeedShouldersTransitionPersonal LifeLong WayElbowsToo Much Fun Author:Fernando Perez
“Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way.” ThinkingWayDoeHelpingKidsSchoolStarsStuffFansWillingHugeRight NowGayHigh SchoolPopsFantasticAgendasLgbtMainstreamConsideringGay MarriageAlliancesPop StarsGaga Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I always say, thank god I have this job or I don't know what I'd be doing. It'd be sad. I've always felt like I have been trying to brand a world for a quite a long time. You know what though, I feel no different. I feel like I'm doing the exact same thing I did in high school. Only I have more people helping me out now. And we have to take it all the way.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayFeelsTryingLongHas BeensDifferentHelpingSchoolJobsFeltLong TimeHigh SchoolBrandsThank God Author:Zack Snyder
“It also helps that what Dan Slott is doing with Peter Parker in the comics has elevated him to something else, so that Miles Morales at the moment is the more traditional Spider-Man figure in the universe: the high school student trying to balance high school and superheroics, and he can't catch a break. That was Peter's role, but it's not his role anymore, and it's Miles' role. That was given to me, and it's pretty cool.” MenTryingMomentsHelpingSchoolUniverseGivenRolesBreakFiguresStudentsBalanceHigh SchoolMilesTraditionalPeterSpidersMoraleSpider ManHigh School StudentsPeter Parker Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“Whether I'm feeding the homeless, stopping by a high school to chat with teens, visiting a prison or local jail, I think that the greatest service you can give is yourself. To be able to help someone who is not in a position to help themselves or possibly ever repay you.” ThinkingGivingHelpingAbleSchoolPositionHigh SchoolPrisonLocalsJailTeensHomelessStoppingFeedingVisiting Author:Raheem Devaughn
“It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.” ArtHelpingSchoolFormArtistVoiceCitiesNew YorkHigh SchoolInspiredCraftsPerformingNew York CityHarnessBe InspiredPerforming Arts Author:Aisha Hinds
“I'm not saying to the kids yo drop out of school, education is the most important thing first and foremost. You know, my circumstances were a little different. I needed to work to help out so I couldn't be in school. Not only that, it was getting into trouble and all that s**t. I was getting into trouble more in school than I was out of school, so I had to just go ahead and make that adjustment, so I mean realistically I always tell everybody, in my case I don't got a high school diploma, but I have two Grammys so it kinda worked out best for me.” MeanImportantDifferentHelpingKidsSchoolTroubleCircumstancesHigh School Author:Eskeerdo
“I rode horseback three miles each way to get to high school, and in bad weather it was a problem sometimes to make my eight o'clock class on time. Like others, I often missed school to help on the farm, especially in the fall, until after harvest, and in the spring, during planting season.” WaySometimesHelpingProblemSchoolFallThreeClassSpringHigh SchoolSeasonsEightMilesWeatherClockFarmsHarvestHorsebackBad Weather Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“You want to help gay kids, you have to reach them in middle school and high school, when they're being bullied.” WantHelpingKidsSchoolMiddleGayHigh SchoolBulliedMiddle SchoolBeing Bullied Author:Dan Savage
“I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of everything.” IfsKnowsNeedsI CanHelpingSchoolGuyAdviceBasketballHigh SchoolComing Out Author:LeBron James