Michael Bennet Quotes

Education is not about thinning the herd. Education is about helping every student succeed.

I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student into their cultures. The result, in terms of motivated learners and test scores, often is spectacular.

When you empower and teach a teacher how to break down barriers, bring innovation and excitement to the classroom, every student in that classroom learns.

Data adds concrete information to a teacher's observations and intuition, but it will never replace experience, personal relationships, and cultural understanding.

I feel there is so much more we can do in improving education, making it accessible and understanding how technology can be a part of the solution.

I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution.

Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.

We need to make sure we have in every school teachers trained and qualified to make sure every child, including children with different learning styles, succeed.

We need our children in Jamaica - especially those suffering with dyslexia, autism, cerebral palsy - to get more attention.

We've long believed teachers know best what their students need to succeed, and that includes the creation of healthy, supportive school communities.

Hardworking, passionate teachers know their students' needs better than anyone else in the school environment. If we can tap into their needs, we can unleash smarter solutions and empower those people on the front lines.

Our schools should be rewarding for all students.

I'm not sure that teaching a Core course is necessarily the best introduction to teaching.

We have placed more emphasis on grades and school ranking than on genuine education.

What passes for a curriculum in today's schools is little else than a strategy of distraction... It is largely defined to keep students from knowing themselves and their environment in any realistic sense; which is to say, it does not allow inquiry into most of the critical problems that comprise the content of the world outside the school.

The single greatest investment we can make in the economy is to make sure that each person has a good education.

Education in America stinks!

… the debate of the understudies

Educate, educate, educate!

I absolutely believe in the power of innovative entrepreneurship on every level. That's why I am exploring ways to improve our education system by making it as effective as a private tutor and as engaging as video games.

It's hard work to ensure that all schools are safe and welcoming places for all children. It means changing policies, practices and cultures; providing school support personnel; and funding programs like restorative justice - not simply resorting to excessive and often discriminatory discipline.

Investing in better-quality education outcomes - especially in maths and science - more than pays for itself.

There has been a great challenge in improving educational achievement. It's a long-term issue, not a short-term one. It includes everything from getting more parents involved to addressing issues of poverty and improving what happens in the classroom.

In the education of the American people, I am Recess.

Schools should be places of learning and joy, not testing and agita.