We all have to have more rigorous expectations of our kids in America. Michelle Rhee More Quotes by Michelle Rhee More Quotes From Michelle Rhee I'd rather deal with anger than apathy. Michelle Rhee dealsapathy I think people don't talk enough about education and what we need to do in our public education system. Michelle Rhee peopleneedsthinking There’s a belief now that the problem with our schools is parents, that if we just had better parents we would have better performing kids and, therefore, we wouldn’t have a problem at all. But what’s missing in that equation is that you do have a lot of parents in this country who are very involved in their children’s education and who do want something better. They want to see better for their kids. They know that they’re in schools that aren’t performing particularly well and if you look at how we treat those parents, it is quite poorly. Michelle Rhee countrychildrenschool The notion about education has changed and that now it’s sort of much more aligned with, “Well, schools can’t combat poverty. We can’t possibly expect schools to do the work to overcome poverty.” I think that notion which has changed over the last few decades is part, not all, but part of what is maybe leading to people feeling less of a sense of possibility. Michelle Rhee peopleschoolthinking In schools where parent involvement is greater, you do have higher achievement levels and better functioning, better performing schools. Michelle Rhee achievementparentschool If a country puts its entire focus on making sure that the education system improves, then that's the kind of progress that you can see. Michelle Rhee progressfocuscountry
