“We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. I...” — Donna Shalala Quote

“We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.”

“We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.”

“Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.”

“Steampunk is not a group of children in a classroom, sitting quietly while the teacher reads a story; it's the kids at recess, playing a wild, endless game of pretend.”

“Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.”

“It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.”