Andreas Schleicher Professions : Statistician Born : 1964 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Andreas Schleicher Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives Andreas Schleicher degrees skills jobs The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change. Andreas Schleicher motivation inspiration school The quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers. Andreas Schleicher education-system quality teacher We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones. Andreas Schleicher motivation inspiration country You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don’t spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won’t get higher student outcomes. Andreas Schleicher getting-high quality outcomes They had a drilling system when that was the only option -- they had to expand education quickly, but as they had achieved this, they were the first to think about, what is it that our children need to be successful...( in) tomorrow's economy ? Andreas Schleicher top-news I think the first years of a child's life is very important. So when you have a very confident child, that child's confidence will carry him or her through primary school as well. Not only do you want a child that is smart, you want a child who is resilient. it starts with resources, the priority they assign to education. Andreas Schleicher top-news Turkey still has a long way to catch up with the industrialized world in education. But if you just look at the amount of change that has happened, both on quality and equity, that's still remarkable. Andreas Schleicher top-news Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership. Andreas Schleicher support leadership work long Similar Authors Bradley Efron statistician Austin Bradford Hill statistician Andrew Gelman statistician Adrian Smith statistician Don Berry statistician Dennis Lindley statistician All Authors
