Saturday, April 5, 2014

True teachers rise to the top not by chance but through passion and purpose...




"True teachers rise to the top not by chance but through passion and purpose." Robert John Meehan

"Think for a moment about the people who have inspired you most in your life. Chances are, one of them was a teacher." Robert John Meehan

"Students and teachers do not exist just within a school, they exist within communities ... we also need to have community improvement plans." Robert John Meehan

"It appears that most recent "reform"efforts are aimed at de-humanizing education. The business model for education will eventually fail us." Robert John Meehan

"Demanding that students test well in the absence of appropriate resources is disheartening for teachers and disastrous for students." Robert John Meehan

"For most of us teaching is not just what earns our paycheck. Teaching is what we were put on earth to do." Robert John Meehan

"Perhaps Congress is teaching our children a lesson: do all of your work right before it's due, then demand a pat on the back and an A+." Robert John Meehan

"Every day that you teach you have two options: be focused, passionate and caring, or to be focused, passionate and caring." Robert John Meehan 



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