Heidi Hayes Jacobs Quotes

As educators, we are only as effective as what we know. If we have no working knowledge of what students studied in previous years, how can we build on their learning? If we have no insight into the curriculum in later grades, how can we prepare learners for future classes?

It is time to end social promotion in America’ s schools.

Education is the only billion dollar industry that tolerates abject failure.

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here's what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children's education can also make a huge difference in a student's achievement.

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

Scholarships that allow students to get a good education are important, but first we want to measure the progress that the schools are teaching our students, we want to hold them accountable for the progress, we want to hold the schools accountable for teaching the young people in America.

Instead of unfairly demonizing teachers, we should be working with them to find solutions to the problems in our schools and make sure every child gets an outstanding public education.

I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.

As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.

Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.

Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

The teacher is commodified, the school is a shop, the subjects are consumer goods. To read, to think, to reflect, isn't a question of want, it's a question of need.

Public education is an investment in our future.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

It's time to declare a cease-fire in the education arms race. We have far more to gain from collaborating to solve our common problems than competing for higher rankings.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.

Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it.

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

The debate about who decides what gets taught is fascinating, albeit excruciating for those who have to defend the schools against bunkum.

Common Core is a big win for education.

Investing in children's education is vital.

I think it's fairly unique to define the end goal of K-12 schooling as helping students become better thinkers, more creative thinkers, and to organize the whole school around creative and critical thinking.

We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country.