"The central challenge for educational systems around the world is the substitution of effectiveness for popularity."

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Source : Douglas B. Reeves (2012). “Transforming Professional Development into Student Results”, p.2, ASCD

Douglas B. Reeves

#Educational Quotes #Effectiveness Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“Wisdom oft comes from the mouth of babes.”
“If you never forgive you'll always be alone.”

Source : Stephen Elliott (2010). “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder (Large Print 16pt)”, p.158, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Cato used to assert that wise men profited more by fools than fools by wise men; for that wise men avoided the faults of fools, but that fools would not imitate the good examples of wise men.”
“The most blessed gift that God can give any person is a knowledge of Himself.”
“My head looks like an uncooked ham with glasses.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2012.
“More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other.”
“I find that if I pray for the people I'm most angry with, my anger turns into something more redemptive.”
“Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.”

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