Quotes about "Indigenous Wisdom"

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

In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students' parents and community leaders. ”

On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom. ”

I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat. ”

I was single for a long time and felt very much alone in the world, and talk of family values upset me very much at that phase in my life, because I used to think: 'What about people like me?' ”

There is some humour in 'Family Values.' I don't want everyone to think it's not going to make them laugh. But there are quite a lot of poems there that aren't funny at all. ”

What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go. ”

The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable. ”

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. ”

The primary motive for good care and good use of the land-community is always going to be affection, which is too often lacking. ”