Quotes about "Environmental & Nature"

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents. ”

I want to cause a change with my life, make the world a little better. ”

When I started Teach For America, I wasn't trying to come up with an idea that would change the world. I was trying to solve a problem much closer to home: I was a senior in college, and I had no idea what I was going to do with my life! ”

A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system. ”

We collaborate with other countries on issues like public health and climate change because we understand these issues affect our collective welfare. ”

Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes. ”

Ending educational inequality is going to require systemic change and a long-term, sustained effort. There are no shortcuts and no silver bullets. ”

We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change. ”

Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the education system. ”

It's Teach For America's responsibility to ensure that all alumni know their voices are heard and valued, and to surface the range of opinion they represent. ”