"We've lost our competitive spirit. We've become so obsessed with making kids feel good about themselves that we've lost sight of building the skills they need to actually be good at things."

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Source : "What Rhee's comments about her children say about her" by Valerie Strauss, voices.washingtonpost.com. January 22, 2011.

Michelle Rhee

#Kids Quotes #Sight Quotes #Skills Quotes

“People must learn more and more that the strength of this country is the democratic power of the trade union movement”

Source : Morning Star, 1976.
“The more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life.”

Source : L. Frank Baum (2008). “7 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's "Oz" Series, Volume 1 of 2. the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy”, p.678, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax
“It means an educational system which does not simply equip the students to adjust to society, but which enables the student to challenge and to modify, and at times reject, if necessary, the received wisdom of his elders.”
“9/11 changed everything. We lose more Americans every year drowning in the bathtub than through terrorism. But terrorism has been used as a lever to frighten people, pass legislation, sound tough and coerce us into giving away our rights in pursuit of phantom problems.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.”
“The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.”
“When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.”
“Every year you work in Hollywood takes a year off your soul.”

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