Emma M.

“Teachers deserve to helm every committee determining school operations rather than policymakers who proclaim what should happen in the classroom despite never having taught in one.”
― Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

“Teachers deserve a safe working environment in which violence is not tolerated from students, parents, or staff, and educators can report it and other transgressions without fear of retaliation.”
― Alexandra Robbins, The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession

“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning.”
― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

“And now I was looking for ways to keep the rest of the day simple, absent of striving and shoulds. This new mindset allowed me to make decisions based not on what was best, but what was good enough.”
― Julie Chavez, Everyone But Myself: A Memoir