We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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Confucius
There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.
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Lemony Snicket
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,...
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Rudyard Kipling
Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.
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Roy T. Bennett
You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.
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Tom Hiddleston
More Quotes By Wendy Kopp
Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the education system.
The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success.
Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes.
Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we'd have to put into teacher salaries.
