Harry Wong quotes
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“The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“One of the greatest gifts a caring teacher can contribute to children is to help them learn to sit when they feel like running, to raise their hand when they feel like talking, to be polite to their neighbor, to stand in line without pushing, and to do their homework when they feel like playing. By introducing procedures in the classroom, you are also introducing procedures as a way of living a happy and successful life.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.”
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“It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you leave home. Three quarters of what you achieve will be determined before you enter the classroom door”
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“A well-managed classroom is a task-oriented and predictable environment.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“The most important day of a person's education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.”
-- Harry WongSource : Harry K. Wong, Rosemary Tripi Wong, Chelonnda Seroyer (2009). “The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher”, Harry K Wong Publication
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“The most successful classes are those where the teacher has a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the students know what the teacher expects from them.”
-- Harry Wong
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.”
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