Marva Collins Quotes
Enjoy the top 32 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Marva Collins.

“Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They dont need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from us is common sense, dedication, and bright, energetic teachers who believe that all children are achievers and who take personally the failure of any one child.”
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— Marva Collins
I'm a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love children.
— Marva Collins
— Marva Collins
“Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.”
— Marva Collins
— Marva Collins
Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.
— Marva Collins
— Marva Collins
The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior.
— Marva Collins
“There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.”
— Marva Collins
“An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong.”
— Marva Collins
You can pay people to teach, But you can't pay them to care.
— Marva Collins
— Marva Collins
“Praise is essential in developing the right attitude toward learning and toward school.”
— Marva Collins
“I cannot change the world, but I do not have to conform.”
— Marva Collins
“If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.”
— Marva Collins
“Excellence is not an act, but a habit.”
— Marva Collins
“The purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn that a person can like both cats and dogs.”
— Marva Collins
“Before I can effectively discipline students, I have to earn their friendship and respect.”
— Marva Collins
Teaching children to read was one thing; keeping them interested in reading was something else.
— Marva Collins
Until kids decide, 'I am a miracle. I am unique. There is no one else exactly like me,' they can never draw the conclusion, 'Because I'm a miracle, I will never harm another person who's a miracle like me.' In this slippery world, they all need something to hang on to.
— Marva Collins
— Marva Collins
“Death cannot put the brakes on a good dream.”
— Marva Collins
“Readers are leaders. Thinkers succeed.”
— Marva Collins
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