Quote by Joseph Lancaster
May this plain statement of facts prevail on the friends of the ri

May this plain statement of facts prevail on the friends of the rising generation to interpose for their welfare that the education of children may no longer be to parent and master a lottery, in which the prizes bear no proportion to the enormous number of blanks. – Joseph Lancaster

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I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the poor, and such an unmanly spirit should guide the resolution of a society or committee for that purpose, it would render the design abortive. – Joseph Lancaster

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The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom are not able to purchase expensive publications on those subjects. – Joseph Lancaster

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Im sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think its outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education. – Marian Wright Edelman

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Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years. – Arne Duncan

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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Im not afraid of storms, for Im learning to sail my ship. – Aeschylus

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Dont be afraid of your dreams. – Jacques Parizeau

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