Educational Partnership Quotes

Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say, 'That was a great experience. Now I know why people get excited about reading.'

Taking a toddler to school is one of the most satisfying moments in my many years in public life. There is no better joy than laying the foundations of a strong future for these little children.... Friends, let us all become partners in this quest for ensuring education for all!

The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.

It is essential to view learning as a total community responsibility.

It is generally believed that it is the students who derive benefit by working under the guidance of a professor. In reality, the professor benefits equally by his association with gifted students working under him.

The federal contribution to our state for education has gone from 3.9 percent to 4.4 percent. The federal government may be a contributor but this is hardly a partnership.

I take the academic education as seriously as the physical education. That's why I tell parents that the schools can't do it all themselves. The parents can't come home from work and turn on the TV. That's not being a good parent.

Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.

I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.

Teachers and learners are correlates, one of which was never intended to be without the other.

The ideal teacher student relationship exists when the student is better than the teacher.