“As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their uses.” UseSchoolFormOpportunityStudentsActivityElementsMusicalStringsExposed Author:Chuck Mangione
“I always keep myself in a position of being a student.” OpportunityPositionStudents Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Students should not feel as if they had missed the boat if they failed examinations and should be presented with more opportunities to further their studies.” IfsFeelsShouldOpportunityStudyStudentsBoatExamination Author:Joseph Muscat
“It's really seeing student involvement … as a variety of opportunities that are appropriate for each given student and responsive to their individual needs and their desires for their educational experience.” NeedsDesireOpportunityIndividualGivenSeeingStudentsEducationalVarietyAppropriateInvolvement Author:Adam Fletcher
“Success is in the student, not in the university; greatness is in the individual, not in the library; power is in the man, not in his crutches. A great man will make opportunities, even out of the commonest and meanest situations. If a man is not superior to his education, is not larger than his crutches or his helps, if he is not greater than the means of his culture, which are but the sign-boards pointing the way to success, he will never reach greatness. Not learning, not culture alone, not helps and opportunities, but personal power and sterling integrity, make a man great.” IfsMenWayMeanHelpingCultureOpportunityIndividualSituationGreaterStudentsGreatnessHe ManIntegrityLibraryUniversitySuperiorsBoardsGreat MenPointingPersonal PowerCrutchesSterlingWay To Success Author:Orison Swett Marden
“I think the opportunity to deal with students and getting them properly oriented on science and theology and the relation between those is going to be important because science has been such an instrument used by the materialists to undermine the Christian faith and religious belief generally.” ThinkingHas BeensImportantChristianUsedOpportunityBeliefReligiousDealsStudentsRelationInstrumentsTheologyChristian FaithReligious Belief Author:William A. Dembski
“my advice to every student who is trying to make a decision for the years immediately after graduation: take the opportunity that in your mind is the most rewarding, that you are most passionate about and that you find most interesting and save the rest of your life for being risk averse. Whatever you want to do, this is the time to pursue it. Twenty years from now, your freedom to take risks will be limited.” WantTryingYearsMindOpportunityDecisionInterestingRiskAdviceStudentsTwentiesPassionatePursueRest Of Your LifeMost InterestingYour Freedom Author:Kenneth C. Griffin
“The Assembly passed a budget that makes the right choices for young students across the state by helping schools avoid cutting essential educational programs, laying off teachers and increasing local property taxes. Without a sound investment in our children and their education, New York would face crumbling school buildings, overcrowded classrooms, and few opportunities to excel.” ChildrenStatesHelpingSchoolFacesYoungChoicesOpportunitySoundTeacherCuttingNew YorkStudentsBuildingTaxesEssentialsProgramOur ChildrenPropertyInvestmentEducationalLocalsBudgetsClassroomAssemblyRight ChoicesCrumblingMake The Right ChoiceYoung StudentsProperty TaxesEducational ProgramsSchool Buildings Author:Jose Peralta
“Technology and computers are very much at the core of our economy going forward. To be prepared for the demands of the 21st century-and to take advantage of its opportunities-it is essential that more of our students today learn basic computer programming skills, no matter what field of work they want to pursue.” WantMatterTodayOpportunityTechnologyEconomyCenturyFieldsStudentsSkillsDemandEssentialsComputerAdvantageNo Matter WhatPreparedCorePursueProgrammingBe Prepared21st CenturyComputer ProgrammingStudents Today Author:Todd Park
“To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.” NeedsGivingRealitySchoolOpportunityEconomyStudentsCollegeSucceedExpectationsHigh SchoolToolsIncludingEntrancesExamGlobal EconomyWorld Economy Author:Jennifer Granholm
“Educators committed to engaging in the long-term, often difficult work of strengthening their relationships with colleagues, students and parents and expanding their opportunities for personal growth will find Nonviolent Communication to be an invaluable tool.” LongOpportunityParentDifficultGrowthTermStudentsCommunicationToolsPersonal GrowthCommittedLong TermColleaguesEngagingExpandingEducatorNonviolent CommunicationStrengtheningInvaluableDifficult Work Author:Ron Rubin
“We owe every student in every neighborhood in New Jersey an equal opportunity to succeed. We know that more money, alone, is not the answer. We need to redefine success, and how we pursue that success, by the outcomes obtained by students.” KnowsNeedsOpportunityAnswersStudentsSucceedEqualPursueOutcomesNeighborhoodMore MoneyJerseyNew JerseyEqual Opportunity Author:Thomas Kean, Jr.
“Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they're ready for a job. At schools like P-TECh in Brooklyn ... students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering. We need to give every American student opportunities like this.” NeedsGivingCountryKidsSchoolJobsOpportunityCommunityPathFocusStudentsCollegeReadyRight NowDegreesComputerHigh SchoolGermanyGraduatesEngineeringAssociatesGood JobBrooklynOur CommunityDiplomaCommunity CollegeHigh School StudentsHigh School Diploma Author:Barack Obama
“I'm a strong believer that you have to have an equal opportunity to fail and to try things that are hard. I always tell my students, "Don't just take things that are easy for you. If you're really good at math, don't take just math. Take classes that make you write. If you're a really great writer, but bad at math, take math and make yourself work your way through it."” IfsWayWritingTryingHardOpportunityStrongEasyClassFailingStudentsEqualMathBelieverReally GreatGreat WritersEqual OpportunityThings That Are Hard Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I don't consider myself an expert in the why. I don't consider myself an expert in leadership. I consider myself a student of leadership and I consider myself a student of the why. I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly looking for opportunities where it it will fail.” OpportunityFailingStudentsExpertsConstantly Learning Author:Simon Sinek
“Teaching is my most reliable form of human contact. I love the opportunity to speak Spanish (which I don't do at home), the give-and-take with students, the surprises. One day you think you have the goods for a sensational class and it bombs. The next day you have nothing and the class turns out splendidly.” ThinkingGivingHumansHomeFormTurnsNextOpportunitySpeakClassTeachingStudentsOne DaySurpriseContactBombsGoodsNext DayGive And TakeSensational Author:Gustavo Perez Firmat
“The limitations of federal laws are able to create real progress at the local level. Ultimately, to effect not just incremental progress but progress that is transformational for students, we need committed leadership - people who believe deeply that their students can achieve at the highest levels and who know how to create the conditions at the classroom, school and system level to give them the opportunities they deserve.” PeopleKnowsNeedsGivingBelieveRealAbleSchoolLawOpportunityLevelsKnow HowProgressAchieveConditionsEffectsStudentsHighestDeserveCommittedLocalsLimitationClassroom Author:Wendy Kopp