“To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools and have good masters at home instead - and to realize that no expense should be grudged for this purpose.” ShouldHomeSchoolPurposeRealizingAdviceMastersExpensesGrandfatherGreat Grandfather Author:Marcus Aurelius
“A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.” IfsNeedsWellsHappensSchoolStrongAchievementRaisesInvestmentFinancialBarsCelebrateAccountabilityExpensesMediocrityFloridaAdequateFundingCurriculumRaising The BarFinancial Investment Author:Dan Gelber
“The path to a better future goes directly through our public schools. I have nothing against private schools, parochial schools and home schooling, and I think that parents with the means and inclination should choose whatever they believe is best for their children. But those choices cannot compete, and cannot come at the expense of what has been -- and what must always be -- the great equalizer in our society, a free and equal public education.” ThinkingShouldBelieveMeanChildrenHas BeensHomeSchoolChoicesParentPathEqualOur SocietyExpensesInclinationPublic SchoolSchoolingBetter FuturePublic EducationPrivate SchoolEqualizer Author:Howard Dean
“There is something out of gear about graded schools and all that. Memory is developed at the expense of what in general we are pleased to call thought and character.” CharacterSchoolMemoriesEducationExpensesGears Book:Letters of Sarah Orne Jewett Source: Letters of Sarah Orne Jewett