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Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.

Our teachers are valuable, and our public policy should reflect that.

There is nothing more valuable than great classroom instruction. But let's stop putting the whole burden on teachers. We also need better parents. Better parents can make every teacher more effective.

Great teachers should be rewarded.

We should be firing bad teachers.

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

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

I encourage teachers to speak in their own voices. Don't use the gibberish of the standards writers.

I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.

The better the teacher, the better the future of America.