"Education is a precondition to survival in America today." ― Marian Wright Edelman Topic(s): Teacher More From Marian Wright Edelman "I try to act out of faith." "No person has the right to rain on your dreams." "Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development." More In Teacher "Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered… the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith… All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown."― Thomas Becket "Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary."― Warren G. Bennis "The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher."― Elbert Hubbard