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To get enough of the teachers we need, teaching has to be a great job where talented people are supported and rewarded.

I am confident that the vast majority of teachers will work with us towards achieving that goal.

If we could reach the point where many of our nation's future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation.

We're not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers.

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

While we teach, we learn.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That's what we do, and we're proud of the success we've had here doing that, and it's something we'll certainly continue to do.