Anne Kromm

“The Nazis were well aware of the power of clothing to shape social identity and to emphasise power. … Their [Dressmakers of Auschwitz] words, their stitches, their stories must not be forgotten.” @historywardrobe

“If you are typical of most educators, you did not learn how to teach by reading textbooks. You learned how to teach by practicing the act of teaching in actual classroom situations.”

“Learning, thought, creativity and intelligence are not processes of the brain alone, but of the whole body. … It is time to see each child and every person as unique learners with their own specific time line and pace of learning.”

“Teachers have the power to change not only the spirit of the child but the actual neuropathways of the brain. … This job is not a simple task but a calling you must embrace.” @KKaholmes @leggowords

“They had a case like that in Canada, not long ago. The wife got ridiculous leniency.” @imheathergraham

“We can’t avoid others whom we find challenging, so we need to focus simply on deciding, given these challenges, what we ourselves will do next.” @adamkahane

“I believe you can tell a lot about who a person is when you know who their people are.” @KamalaHarris

“Students in the classrooms need not only mirrors to see themselves but also windows to see others.” @mcarolynroberts

“Getting knocked down and getting back up time and time again molded him to handle hard things. It made him better at the next thing.” @Krommjob

“I will never forget how difficult it has been for my people. Our freedom was stolen. Whole generations were crippled by the restrictions of the Indian Act and by childhoods destroyed in residential schools.” @FredSasakamoose

“Principals can have a profound effect on the achievement of students in their schools.” @robertjmarzano

“Effective partnership is far more likely when parents are confident that they can play three specific roles: support their children’s education, monitor their progress, and advocate for them when necessary.”

“As the saying went, you could sometimes talk to crazy, but there was no dealing with stupid.” @J_Sandford

“It is crucially important to understand the cognitive dimensions of politics - especially when most of our conceptual framing is unconscious and we may not be aware of our own metaphorical thought.” @GeorgeLakoff

“Something is happening in America. There are recently empowered forces at work on the right and on the left that are tearing at the fabric of our multiethnic, pluralistic society. … [T]hose forces have resulted in the explosion of many kinds of hatred.” @SenSchumer

“Public schools serve as the public institutions by which we transmit our collective knowledge and shared values of the good life to each succeeding generation. … For some children, school is the best parenting they will ever get.”

“The answers are all in the past. Isn’t that always the way it works out?” @JP_Books

“Introduction to a rich tradition of high fashion and more humble dress, hairstyles and accessories from the classicism of Roman Britain to the extravagances of costume during the War of the Roses.”

“In golf, as in life, obstacles are placed in our path. In overcoming these roadblocks, our greatest triumphs occur.”