Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins. James S. Coleman childdependenceopportunity Change image and share on social
Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance; teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools. Janet Reno bindchanceeliminate Change image and share on social
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path. Ban Ki-moon adultautismchild Change image and share on social
Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. Roddy Doyle endeavourfailurepart Change image and share on social
Schools exist in America and have always existed to train responsible citizens of the United States of America. If they don't do that, it's very hard to hold us together as a country, because it's shared values that hold us together. Rudy Giuliani americacitizencountry share on social
Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time. Toni Morrison energeticholdjob Change image and share on social
Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom. Nancy Pearcey challengeclassroomideology Change image and share on social
Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society. Chris Gabrieli academiccatchcore Change image and share on social
Schools should be places of learning and joy, not testing and agita. Randi Weingarten agitajoylearn Change image and share on social
Schools still operate as if all knowledge is contained in books, and as if the salient points in books must be stored in each human brain - to be used when needed. The political and financial powers controlling schools decide what these salient points are. Sugata Mitra bookbraincontain share on social
