Businessman Quotes

If you just believe in our democracy, and you want an informed electorate, public schools are in your interest, and I think our country is dependent on public schools, whether or not you personally have a kid in the public school system.
If you track your organization's creativity by the number of brainstorms on your calendar, you're missing out. It's more important to capture those unplanned sparks of inspiration that so often come when we're cooking dinner, taking a shower, or commuting to work.
Imagine someone with $10 finding a classroom project that speaks to them personally, seeing where their money is going, and realizing that they don't need to be a millionaire to make a difference.
In the sixth grade, I planned to start my own business making custom fishing lures.
It just felt wrong that the kids I was teaching didn't have the same access to materials that I did when I was a student.
It's hard to enlist the support of people you don't know, but it's critical to growing your career, finding new customers, and building out your team.
KIPP schools would be just a shining example of schools where students aren't just given homework and taught imaginative ways, but they're really brought into a culture of education.
Laptops are important, but before you spend a million dollars per school providing one laptop per child... won't you please spend $5,000 per school equipping every classroom with a document camera?
Learning is a critical part of our mission and organizational culture.
My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read, a field trip we knew would really bring a subject matter to life... And most of us would go into our own pockets to buy just paper and pencils.
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy paper and pencils, and often we couldn't get the resources that would excite our students about learning.
My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy, paper, and pencils. I just figured there are people out there who would want to help teachers like us if they could see exactly where their money was going.
No matter the circumstances, teachers show up each day ready to give their students every opportunity possible, and they never give up.
One question we'll ask is, 'Who are you grateful for,' and a surprising number of people can't name anyone beyond their mother.
One thing that gets missed a lot is that DonorsChoose is merely a place where teachers post wish lists. That doesn't do justice to the level of innovation that we see taking place on our site.
Our brains are designed to solve some of our most complex problems when we're distracted by routine habits.
Our ideological dilemmas won't ever be solved by machines.
Our mission is to help students in need and to democratize philanthropy.
Our name is not great. It doesn't evoke anything about school or teachers. It doesn't roll off the tongue or stick in your head.
Our only political stance is this: listen to these teachers.
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