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Wendy Kopp
"The most reliable way to be certain of their classroom impact is through independent studies conducted by third-party organisations which compare the student growth in our corps members' classrooms to that of other teachers in similar situations." --
Source : "Eight questions for Wendy Kopp". "Democracy in America", www.economist.com. April 3, 2010.
Wendy Kopp
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“The life of nations no less than that of men is lived largely in the imagination.”
“I make figurative portraits as a way to explore theories of quantum physics.”
Source : "Locating Loss with Oliver Jeffers". Interview with Angela Ledgerwood, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 20, 2014.
“I think I work hard. I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age, and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it.”
“I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.”
“Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.”
“Down with boredom. It has to go.”
“If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.”
“If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.”
