William Watson Purkey quotes
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“Education is about inviting every single person who enters a school to realize his or her relatively boundless potential in all areas of worthwhile human endeavor. It is concerned with more than grades, attendance, and academic achievement. It is concerned with the process of becoming a decent and productive human being.”
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“A poignant paradox is that sometimes the very desire to be a good mother or father will lead the parent to mistake duty for love.”
-- William Watson PurkeySource : William Watson Purkey (2000). “What Students Say to Themselves: Internal Dialogue and School Success”, Corwin
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“Speak from the heart to be heard.”
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“Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.”
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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt”
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“A Student is the most important person ever in this school...in person, on the telephone, or by mail. A Student is not dependent on us...we are dependent on the Student. A Student is not an interruption of our work..the Studenti s the purpose of it. We are not doing a favor by serving the Student...the Student is doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so. A Student is a person who brings us his or her desire to learn. It is our job to handle each Student in a manner which is beneficial to the Student and ourselves.”
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“Human potential, though not always apparent, is there waiting to be discovered and invited forth.”
-- William Watson PurkeySource : William Watson Purkey, David B. Strahan (2002). “Inviting Positive Classroom Discipline”, p.11, National Middle School Association
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“Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.”
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“The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.”
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Source : David Platt (2013). “Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.”, p.38, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
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Source : "Ronnie Biggs's best quotes while on the run" by the Press Association, www.theguardian.com. December 18, 2013.
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