Quotes

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does." -- Margaret Mead

"We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box. " anonymous

"Every day 20 million young adolescents enter school searching for what research and practice have shown to help middle level students excel: challenging and engaging instruction that recognizes 10-to-15 year-olds are undergoing the most rapid intellectual and developmental changes of their lives; teacher and administrators well prepared to provide young adolescents with a safe, stimulating, and supportive learning environment; and organizational structures that promote high expectations, collaboration, and continual learning for both adolescents and adults." -- Success in the Middle Introduction

"A challenging middle level curriculum is distinguished by activities that engage 10-t0-15-year-olds and develop their analytical and problem-solving skills. Such a curriculum blurs the artificial boundaries among subjects by tapping into young adolescents' emerging ability to understand complex concepts and make multidisciplinary connections, while respecting their desire to see the world in terms of their personal experience." -- Success in the Middle, p.9

"It is easy for those who don't work regularly with middle level students to forget that sixth-graders are only five or six years removed from their teddy bears; those who do work with middle level students sometimes forget that, by the time students leave "the middle," the rigors of college are only four short years away." BRIM 241

" With young adolescents, achieving academic success is highly dependent upon their other developmental needs also being met." TWB, p.3

Alone we can do so little: together we can do so much. Helen Keller

While education is a state responsibility and a local function, it also should be a national priority. Richard Riley

The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak--courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown, Jr

Time is what we want most but what we use worst. William Penn

We're constantly caught up in "the thick of thin things"--putting out fires and never making time to do what we know would make a difference. Stephen Covey

Change is mandatory; growth is optional. Michael Fullan

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. JF Kennedy

In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer

Many schools resist change while others avidly seek it. If we do not want our schools to atrophy and die, we need educational leaders who can bring about progress by daring to be change managers. Jon Andreas

Those individuals and organizations that are most effective do not experience fewer problems, less stressful situation, and greater fortune--they just deal with them differently. Michael Fullan

Learning to lead is, on one level, learning to manage change...A leader imposes (in the most positive sense of the word) his philosophy on the organization, creating or re-creating its culture. The organization then acts on that philosophy, carries out the mission, and the culture takes on a life of its own, becomes more cause than effect. But, unless the leader continues to evolve, to adapt and adjust to external changes, the organization will sooner or later fall. Warren Bennis

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet. Margaret Mead

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. FDR

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Winston Churchill

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that fits all cases. Carl Jung

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -- Will Rodgers

"At no other time in the life cycle are the chances of finding one's self and losing one's self so closely aligned." ~ Erik Erickson

"If the relationships are wrong between teachers and students, for whatever reason you can restructure until the cows come home, but transformation won't take place.'' John Maguire (ed week Dec 2/92)
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