Nothing that the political education reformist mandate can match the results of a dedicated teacher in a "supportive" school environment.

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 "What keeps teachers going has largely to do with their inner lives. It is the inner spirit that makes and sustains good teachers."- Robert John Meehan

 

 "Children think learning is filling in answer bubbles. The experience of learning has been replaced by multiple choice tests."- Robert John Meehan

 

 "Great teachers are specialists at solving problems while they are still opportunities."  Robert John Meehan  

"As a teacher you have to be committed to learning for a lifetime first before you can lead your students down that path." Robert John Meehan 

"Don't struggle to be a better teacher than everybody else. Simply be a better teacher than you ever thought you could be." Robert John Meehan

"Unless we eliminate the gross inequalities between all of us in real life, we should not presume that schools ALONE can compensate for them."- Robert John Meehan 


"If we are truly effective teachers, then we are creating autonomous, independent, and self directed learners." Robert John Meehan