Brad Irvin

“Motivation is in fact the most important result of student-engaged assessment—unless students find reason and inspiration to care about learning and have hope that they can improve, excellence and high achievement will remain the domain of a select group.”
― Ron Berger, Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment

“The apathy, disconnection, or lack of self-esteem that causes students to disengage in school—to stop caring—is not inherent. It is learned behavior.”
― Ron Berger, Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment

“Anytime you make the work public, set the bar high, and are transparent about the steps to make a high-quality product, kids will deliver.”
― Ron Berger, Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment

“Knowledge is power, and the right knowledge lets man perform miraculous, almost godlike tasks.”
― Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol