“I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was a victim of the layoffs, you know, in the mid-'70s. And then I worked as a sales engineer for a company in New Jersey that was selling industrial filtration equipment.” KnowsYearsSchoolCitiesCompanyTeacherNew YorkVictimSellingNew York CityEngineersEquipmentPublic SchoolJerseyNew JerseySchool SystemLayoffFiltration Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“In a home school, the kid does 95% of the work. But in a school system, since it's an indoctrination system, a teacher has to do 95% of the work.” DoeHomeKidsSchoolTeacherIndoctrinationSchool System Author:John Taylor Gatto
“I had several teachers who inspired me, in both the public school system and the Upward Bound program. I needed several, because I lived in such abject poverty and dysfunction. And they're still in my life today, because I consider them to be friends, actually.” StillsTodaySchoolPovertyTeacherNeededProgramInspiredBoundsPublic SchoolSchool SystemDysfunction Author:Viola Davis
“There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory.” KnowsYearsHappensSchoolFireTeacherTeachingGoes OnLosingGloryCoachesAccountabilityPublic SchoolSchool System Author:Ross Perot
“Kids don't fail. Teachers fail, school systems fail. The people who teach children that they are failures, they are the problem.” PeopleChildrenProblemKidsSchoolTeachTeacherFailingSchool System Author:Marva Collins
“Both of my parents are teachers. One is in the Waldorf school system in Louisville, Ky., and the other runs a music school. I grew up with loving, supportive, encouraging parents that let me make my own world, and I wish that for every single child.” WorldChildrenRunningSchoolWishParentMy OwnTeacherGrewGrew UpLet MeSupportiveSchool SystemMy Own WorldLouisvilleSingle Child Author:Madi Diaz