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To quote dialogue, put the spoken words in double quotation marks and cite the author and page number. If a character’s speech already appears inside a passage you’re quoting, change those inner double marks to single marks. For dialogue between two or more speakers, set it off as a block quotation. The rules change depending…

The line most often quoted in homeschooling circles is John Holt’s — “Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners” — from his writing in the 1970s and 80s. Almost everything else on a typical homeschool quotes list is either anonymous or misattributed to Mark Twain, Einstein,…

The most famous quote about leadership is Peter Drucker’s: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things,” from The Effective Executive (1967). It is also one of the few famous leadership quotes with a verifiable source. Churchill, Lincoln, and Drucker himself are the three names most often attached to lines they never…

Educational leadership quotes are used in three settings: a keynote at a staff in-service, a line at the top of a memo, and a slide in a principal’s evaluation portfolio. The most-cited line in the field is John Dewey’s — “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” — which does not appear…

A good graduation caption is under twelve words, says something specific, and does not explain the photo. “Four years, one degree, zero regrets” works. “So blessed to close this chapter of my journey” does not, because it could be attached to any photo ever taken. Below are captions sorted by the post you are actually…

Attendance quotes are used for three things: a poster in a hallway, a line in a letter home, and a recognition certificate. The most quoted line on the subject belongs to Woody Allen — “Eighty percent of success is showing up” — which he said to the New York Times in 1977. Almost everything else…

S and SH minimal pairs are word pairs that differ only in the /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds — sea/she, sip/ship, mass/mash. They are the standard tool for teaching a child or a language learner to hear and produce the contrast, because they isolate the one sound that changes meaning. A full initial-position and final-position list…

The most reliable quote about good teachers is Henry Adams: “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” It comes from The Education of Henry Adams, published in 1918, so you can put it on a card without worrying. Most of the teacher quotes circulating online cannot survive that check. Below…

The most-cited Montessori peace quote is “Preventing conflicts is the work of politics; establishing peace is the work of education,” from Education and Peace. The second most-cited is “Education is the best weapon for peace,” which comes from a 1937 lecture Montessori gave in Copenhagen. Both are real. Many of the peace quotes attributed to…

To use a quote as a hook, open with a short quotation that states the tension your essay will address, name the speaker in the next sentence, and connect the quote to your argument before the first paragraph ends. The quote is the first sentence; the connection is the next two or three. A quote…