Chelsea Sexton quotes

“Another culture can be learned in the classroom for a single term, but it can be felt from a person for a lifetime.”
-- Chelsea Sexton

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“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”

Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.80, UPNE

“Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples”

Source : Press Release: Aga Khan Welcomes Government of Canada's Partnership in New Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa, Canada, April 18, 2005.

“While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity.”

“An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.”

“Nationality is the creative power of human culture, culture is the creative power of nationality.”

Source : "Naţionalitatea în artă ("Nationality in Art")". Naţionalitatea în artă ("Nationality in Art") by A. C. Cuza, Bucureşti: Cartea Romaneasca, 1905.

“Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.

“Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; it’s what the learner learns.”

Source : Alfie Kohn (2006). “Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

“I'm not very good in a classroom sort of setting. I never was. I was kind of a clown in high school - got suspended a lot.”

“In the best classrooms, grades are only one of many types of feedback provided to students.”

Source : Douglas B. Reeves (2009). “Leading Change in Your School: How to Conquer Myths, Build Commitment, and Get Results”, p.99, ASCD

“Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.”