I had always been quiet and studious in school. I was the high school editor of the newspaper.
Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training.
I was a decent student but not a great student.
Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates.
I was a disinterested student.
If you miss one day in physics, that's it.
I'm trying to see, in high school or college, I've never been like, 'Rah! Rah!' kind of guy. It's always been just, 'All right.'
It's kind of hard to rally around a math class.
I was the kid who'd get up in class and tell the teacher, 'But we were supposed to have a test today! I studied for it!'
Research shows that when children have no body confidence at school they're less likely to put their hand up in class and ask a question.
Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
Where you learn things, really, is watching it in front of an audience.
I try to miss as little school as possible.
The only thing that happens when I'm teaching is that I hope there are some students out there in the class who will ask questions.
I used to love hand raising.
I know I learn a lot from the students in my class and I'm not just saying that to sound like some generous teacher.
I hardly went to school.
Very often kids don't ask questions in class because they don't want to be seen asking a question.
