James S. Coleman Quotes

A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.

The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement.

We owe every student in every neighborhood in New Jersey an equal opportunity to succeed. We know that more money, alone, is not the answer. We need to redefine success, and how we pursue that success, by the outcomes obtained by students.

My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well.

Teens find out a lot from other teens.

For a long time, I have been inclined to start a school for the talented children.

The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.

If I have a talent for making some fourth-grader who hates school and reading to hate it a little less, then I have to do the most with what I've been issued.

I could not agree more. The students of Delaware State often looked to the school as their chance, their hand up, their hope. And they gave their all.

When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.

I started thinking about my relationship with my students; I'm this guy who comes in from book - and movie - land and descends on angel wings into their classroom.

You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out.

The Purdue education was fine, but I wasn't ready to learn when I was at Purdue.

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education.

More than anything, we must do better for our children's education.

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

The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.

I miss the classroom and the bit I miss the most is the one-on-one personal interactions with the students, those moments when they surprise you with their insightfulness, or their cheekiness.

By providing every student with a quality education, and the materials they need for class and to do their homework, we can help students from all backgrounds learn and thrive.

It's not who you're going to sit beside at school that matters now: it's what resources will your school have.

Education is the number one priority.

Ask a kid who's struggling in math if he likes being in a mixed-level class, and he'll tell you he feels like a moron. Ask the math genius if he likes being in a mixed-level class, and he'll tell you he's sick of doing all the work during group projects. Sometimes, it's better to sort like with like.

But the school in which good training is most practiced will, as a rule, turn out the best scholars.