I would rather die having spoken in my way, than live having spoken in yours.

The key is that unless there is accountability, we will never get the right system. As long as there are no consequences if kids or adults don’t perform, as long as the discussion is not about education and student outcomes, then we’re playing a game as to who has the power.

When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children.

a leader of immense stature who always spoke his mind.

The next time anyone is inclined to sneer at the basics as "traditional," I suggest he or she visit with a 12th -or even a sixth-grader who can barely read, write or compute and look at the pain and frustration on that student's face

We've got a lemon factory and we're turning out 80-85 percent lemons.

When school children start paying union dues, that 's when I'll start representing the interests of school children.

As teachers, we must constantly try to improve schools and we must keep working at changing and experimenting and trying until we have developed ways of reaching every child.

When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children.

The key is that unless there is accountability, we will never get the right system. As long as there are no consequences if kids or adults don't perform, as long as the discussion is not about education and student outcomes, then we're playing a game as to who has the power.