Sugata Mitra Quotes

Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

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

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

The most valuable aid I have found in teaching is to remember my own experiences as a student.

Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen.

The best teachers are those who keep students motivated, challenged and flourishing.

As a former high school teacher and a student in a class of 60 urchins at St. Brigid's grammar school, I know that education is all about discipline and motivation. Disadvantaged students need extra attention, a stable school environment, and enough teacher creativity to stimulate their imaginations. Those things are not expensive.

We have found that the most successful teachers in low-income communities operate like successful leaders. They establish a vision of where their students will be performing at the end of the year that many believe to be unrealistic.

I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience.

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.

Our schools should be rewarding for all students.

I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.

My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning.

I do think that a school day that matches the work day makes a lot of difference for working families, but the big driver of this effort is education. Period. We have a lot of students not gaining the skills they need, and it is pretty clear that school does not offer enough time to get that job done.

I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning.

Currently, only 70 percent of our high school students earn diplomas with their peers, and less than one-third of our high school students graduate prepared for success in a four-year college.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

The college that takes students with modest entering abilities and improves their abilities substantially contributes more than the school that takes very bright students and helps them develop only modestly.

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

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn.

Good teachers must inspire children to work hard - make projects and give them good marks even if genuine projects look crude and unprofessional.

Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should.

Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.

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

The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.