23 Quotes by Pedro Noguera

The fact is if a hurricane hit any urban city, you would have seen the same thing, ... Poverty is right beneath the surface.

We starve them, ... We don't give them the resources they need and then blame them for the results.

The simple fact is that schools can't do it alone,

School boards are seen as the lowest rung of the political hierarchy, especially by other elected officials. But what that means is they are closer to the electorate than most officials. That to me is a position of influence, and it's not being used sufficiently to advocate policies and programs the schools need.

They're not dropping out because they're not sufficiently Chinese, but mainly because their parents put an emphasis on work.

It's not simply the learning, ... It's the stability. Stability is essential in the lives of children.

It's not that they don't value education, ... They're putting too much trust in the schools. That's a big mistake.

Most departments of education are set up largely to regulate schools and hold them in compliance. They don't really help schools. When a school is struggling with certain kids, they can't go to the state and say, "Can you help us with resources and training?" That should be their role.

Boys are still led to believe that power is associated with domination.