Michael J. Schmoker quotes
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“School improvement is not a mystery. Incremental, even dramatic improvement is not only possible but probable under the right conditions.”
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“Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make a difference.”
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“What gets measured (and clearly defined) does get done.”
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“Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.”
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“When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn learning itself - by years.”
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“Reforms often fail because politics favors symbols over substance.”
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“In a healthy system, there is no blame.”
-- Michael J. Schmoker
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2009). “Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir”, p.3, Da Capo Press
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“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.”
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Source : "Broadway Favorite Aaron Tveit Tackles the Small Screen With ‘Graceland’". Interview with Suzy Evans, www.backstage.com. June 27, 2013.
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“Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.”