Deborah Kenny

“Imagine a school where students work so intensely that the world outside the essay or problem or experiment before them seems muffled and far away. Their work leaves them sweaty, exhausted and satisfied. They take their work home not because somebody told them that it’s homework, but because it’s theirs, they can’t leave it behind, they’re not done with it yet. The problem still needs solving, or the question must be figured out.”
― Deborah Kenny, Born to Rise: A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential – A Memoir and Manifesto on Creating Workplace Culture That Inspires Passion

“I believed schools should teach children to behave with “preventive discipline” strategies: clarifying expectations, establishing routines and practicing them, speaking with a tone of authority, and building relationships with students. And the most important preventive discipline strategy of all was an interesting, challenging, and well-planned lesson.”
― Deborah Kenny, Born to Rise: A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential – A Memoir and Manifesto on Creating Workplace Culture That Inspires Passion