Instructional Quotes

You're not seeing the instructional program of the university here. They are here to fix tractors as a club. - Gary Straquadine

We're required by No Child Left Behind to have 100 percent proficiency by 2014, so anything that takes away from instructional time from those three areas (math, reading and writing) at the elementary level is kind of critical for us to look at. - Gary Reynolds

We're moving toward a standards-based instruction system, the idea being that the state has established instructional standards, and we need to make sure kids are competent in those standards. - Superintendent Michael Wasta

We'll probably send him to the instructional league. I'm not sure, but we've been talking about it. - Mike Hargrove

We'll move from just being able to talk about the individual student to the realm of let's talk about instructional practices. That's the rational behind it -- they don't have enough time to talk yet about what am I doing as a teacher. - Tom Parker

We lose nearly an entire week. Four or five days, every morning, we lose instructional time. - Tony Gerlicz

This report validates recent studies that show teachers to be the most critical element in instructional technology... Teachers must have access to both quality professional development and technical support if they are to unleash the power of technology to improve instruction. - Don Cameron

This order means schools that do not currently meet this standard will be spending more dollars on items like classroom computers and technology, science lab equipment, books and instructional materials or even higher teacher salaries. - Rick Perry

This is in direct opposition to what, in my mind, is instructionally wise. - Bob Sinclair