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Wendy Kopp Quotes

We collaborate with other countries on issues like public health and climate change because we understand these issues affect our collective welfare Picture Quote #1

All around the world, we send our top talent into finance, technology, medicine and law - everywhere but towards expanding opportunity for our most marginalized children Picture Quote #1

Research shows that whether you are low-income or not, mindset is a bigger predictor of success than academic skills, and how students gain great academic skills and persevere in the face of challenges Picture Quote #1

We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids Picture Quote #1

In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students’ parents and community leaders Picture Quote #1

It’s time to declare a cease-fire in the education arms race. We have far more to gain from collaborating to solve our common problems than competing for higher rankings Picture Quote #1

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If the world’s leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we’d better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion Picture Quote #1

Throughout history, when societies have been faced with big challenges, they’ve put their best people on them. During the Space Race, American and Russian scientists, engineers, astronauts and cosmonauts pushed the bounds of what was possible and landed men on the moon Picture Quote #1

In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement Picture Quote #1

Let the tech firms and consulting firms build your skills, but be sure to ask yourself, ‘Am I maximizing my impact?’ ‘Am I living up to my values?’ Picture Quote #1

The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we’re building in the organization Picture Quote #1

Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it’s important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless Picture Quote #1

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It’s possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn’t have certain characteristics is only going to go so far Picture Quote #1

A core part of Teach For America’s mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system Picture Quote #1

Imagine how different those classrooms could be if hundreds of Nigeria’s most talented recent graduates and professionals channeled their energy not only into the country’s banks, but into making education in the country a force for transformation Picture Quote #1

The U.S. has a long history of walking up to the precipice of rigor and then walking away. As voters, let’s support leaders who were courageous enough to make the hard decisions necessary to move our system forward. And as parents, let’s put our faith in our educators, our children and tests that hold them to their highest potential Picture Quote #1

As a founder of two organizations that recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity, I’ve spent a lot of time examining what’s at work in successful classrooms and schools over the past two decades Picture Quote #1

Whenever we’ve seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it’s been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be Picture Quote #1

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Teach for America recruits top recent college grads, young professionals, people we believe are the U.S.’s most promising future leaders, and asks them to commit two years to teach in high-need urban and rural communities Picture Quote #1

When I started Teach For America as a college senior, I sensed that there were thousands of talented, driven college students and recent grads who were searching for a way to make a real difference in the world Picture Quote #1

Teach For America would not be able to continue recruiting and developing an ever-more diverse and impactful group of corps members and alumni if the nation’s leading colleges become even less diverse Picture Quote #1

Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes Picture Quote #1

Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene Picture Quote #1

Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world’s education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning Picture Quote #1

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There is a perception in our communities that we have low educational outcomes in low-income communities because kids aren’t motivated or families don’t care. We’ve discovered that is not the case Picture Quote #1

I often hear from new graduates that it’s better to wait until you have more experience.... But I’m a big believer in the power of inexperience.... The world needs you before you stop asking naive questions and while you have the time to understand the true nature of the complex problems we face and take them on Picture Quote #1

The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success Picture Quote #1

Competition and competitive rhetoric can be healthy. It’s what drove the United States to pursue the Soviet Union into space, creating countless innovations along the way Picture Quote #1

If we could reach the point where many of our nation’s future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation Picture Quote #1

Inexperience is an asset. Embrace it Picture Quote #1

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We collaborate with other countries on issues like public health and climate change because we understand these issues affect our collective welfare. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) All around the world, we send our top talent into finance, technology, medicine and law - everywhere but towards expanding opportunity for our most marginalized children. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Research shows that whether you are low-income or not, mindset is a bigger predictor of success than academic skills, and how students gain great academic skills and persevere in the face of challenges (Wendy Kopp Quotes) We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids (Wendy Kopp Quotes) In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students’ parents and community leaders. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) It’s time to declare a cease-fire in the education arms race. We have far more to gain from collaborating to solve our common problems than competing for higher rankings. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) If the world’s leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we’d better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Throughout history, when societies have been faced with big challenges, they’ve put their best people on them. During the Space Race, American and Russian scientists, engineers, astronauts and cosmonauts pushed the bounds of what was possible and landed men on the moon. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Let the tech firms and consulting firms build your skills, but be sure to ask yourself, ‘Am I maximizing my impact?’ ‘Am I living up to my values?’ (Wendy Kopp Quotes) The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we’re building in the organization. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it’s important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) It’s possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn’t have certain characteristics is only going to go so far. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) A core part of Teach For America’s mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Imagine how different those classrooms could be if hundreds of Nigeria’s most talented recent graduates and professionals channeled their energy not only into the country’s banks, but into making education in the country a force for transformation. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) The U.S. has a long history of walking up to the precipice of rigor and then walking away. As voters, let’s support leaders who were courageous enough to make the hard decisions necessary to move our system forward. And as parents, let’s put our faith in our educators, our children and tests that hold them to their highest potential. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) As a founder of two organizations that recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity, I’ve spent a lot of time examining what’s at work in successful classrooms and schools over the past two decades. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Whenever we’ve seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it’s been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Teach for America recruits top recent college grads, young professionals, people we believe are the U.S.’s most promising future leaders, and asks them to commit two years to teach in high-need urban and rural communities. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) When I started Teach For America as a college senior, I sensed that there were thousands of talented, driven college students and recent grads who were searching for a way to make a real difference in the world. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Teach For America would not be able to continue recruiting and developing an ever-more diverse and impactful group of corps members and alumni if the nation’s leading colleges become even less diverse. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world’s education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) There is a perception in our communities that we have low educational outcomes in low-income communities because kids aren’t motivated or families don’t care. We’ve discovered that is not the case. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) I often hear from new graduates that it’s better to wait until you have more experience.... But I’m a big believer in the power of inexperience.... The world needs you before you stop asking naive questions and while you have the time to understand the true nature of the complex problems we face and take them on. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Competition and competitive rhetoric can be healthy. It’s what drove the United States to pursue the Soviet Union into space, creating countless innovations along the way. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) If we could reach the point where many of our nation’s future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation. (Wendy Kopp Quotes) Inexperience is an asset. Embrace it (Wendy Kopp Quotes)

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