The contrasts between what is spent today to educate a child in the poorest New York City neighborhoods, where teacher salaries are often even lower than the city averages, and spending levels in the wealthiest suburban areas are daunting challenges to any hope New Yorkers might retain that even semblances of fairness still prevail. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>