“The pressure to give A grades is intense. It comes from the students and increasingly from their parents as well.”

“When students cheat on exams it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.”

“Everyone has his own parents. No one comes from nowhere.”

“The light in the world comes principally from two sources,—the sun, and the student's lamp.”

“The ideal student would be one who was not working for grades but was working because he was interested in the work and not trying to compete with fellow students.”

“Something dreadful happens to students between first and twelfth grades, and it's not just puberty.”

“The classics tell us that, in relationships, the one between teacher and student comes second only to the one between parent and child.”

“Today our approaches to children are fragmented and partial. Those who care for well children know little of children who are sick. The deep knowledge that comes from the intensive attempt to cure is separated from the knowledge of those whose main task is to teach.”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience - well, that comes from poor judgment.”

“In considering the ledger equal, understand the greatest gift you have given your parents is the opportunity to raise you. The things a child gets from parents can't compare to the things a parent gets from raising a child. Only by experiencing this can you understand the degree to which children give meaning to parents' lives.”