Ted Sizer Quotes

Every student, without exception,
should be able to succeed well
at something consequential.

The schools schedule is a series of units of time; the clock is king.

Things remain the same because it is impossible to change very much without changing most of everything.

I cannot teach a child I do not know

Writing is the litmus paper of thoughtthe very center of schooling.

A good education teaches you how to ask a question. It's knowing what you don't know; the skills of critical thought.

The kids do what no one expects them to do. That's progress.