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A bunch of chairs lined up in front of a podium equals school.

— Lynn Coady

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I have students who are now in chairs in five continents. They invite me to their inaugurals. A tremendous reward.

— George Steiner

As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've been focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.

— John Engler

In public schools, classes are bloated - it's ridiculous.

— Frank McCourt

It's time to start putting actually the students first and not anyone else.

— Scott Garrett

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

— Abraham Lincoln

Many more schools can be outstanding.

— Michael Gove

The school-room sends men to the Legislature, to the bench, and the executive office. The bar-room sends them to the scaffold and hell.

— Thomas Jordan Jarvis

Young people are being elected for School Boards all over the country.

— Birch Bayh

✗Opposing Perspectives

On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, 'I hope you all like where you're sitting, because these are your permanent seats.'

— Jeff Kinney

The public school has become the established church of secular society.

— Ivan Illich