When I Was Young, I Was Religious.

I Am Opposed To The Use Of Public Funds For Private Education.

The Greatest Difference Between Now And 1964, When I Began Teaching, Is That Public Policy Has Pretty Much Eradicated The Dream Of Martin Luther King.

It Is A Commonplace By Now To Say That The Urban School Systems Of America Contain A Higher Percentage Of Negro Children Each Year.

The Cause Of Homelessness Is Lack Of Housing.

I Have Been Criticized Throughout The Course Of My Career For Placing Too Much Faith In The Reliability Of Children's Narratives; But I Have Almost Always Found That Children Are A Great Deal More Reliable In Telling Us What Actually Goes On In Public School Than Many Of The Adult Experts Who Develop Policies That Shape Their Destinies.