In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.

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.

The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.

The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher.

It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement.

The most important day of a person's education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.

A well-managed classroom is a task-oriented and predictable environment.

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

The more I read arguments for atheism, the more I am convinced it takes a very strong faith to be an atheist. And atheism seems to me the least reasonable of all faiths.

It's what we think we know that keeps us from learning.

How can it hurt so much to love someone?

I was trying to heal wounds all the time, whether it meant having affairs or having attitude. I didn't want to show how sad I was.

The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.

Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you're able to grasp what things mean.

God is faithful and true. Confess your inability and His ability, and keep your eyes on Him.

His puppyhood was a period of foolish rebellion. He was always worsted, but he fought back because it was his nature to fight back. And he was unconquerable.

My hope for the planet is my children and grandchildren.

Granuaile:"So why don't cult leaders achieve godhood?" Atticus:" Because they're megalomaniacs drenched in douche juice.