Rita Mccord

“Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they'll make your soul impervious to the world's soft decay.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander

“The more accomplished teachers set tasks that had a greater degree of challenge; they were more sensitive to context and they had a deeper understanding of the content being taught.”
― John A.C. Hattie, Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning

“Teachers and students use the power of peers positively to progress learning.”
― John A.C. Hattie, Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning

“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
― John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men