Quotes from Terrence E. Deal

Celebrations infuse life with passion and purpose. They summon the human spirit.

Culture affects all aspects of a school. It influences informal conversations in the faculty lunch room, the type of instruction valued, how professional development is viewed, and the shared commitment to assuring all students learn. Several examples illustrate its pervasiveness.

Children, in fact, spend more than fourteen thousand hours inside a school building over twelve years of schooling.

Company leaders know that success flourishes only when people are committed, believe in the organization, and take pride in their work.

To paraphrase a quote from Fog and associates (2005): if a school does not stand for something more profound than raising achievement levels, then it probably does not make a memorable difference to teachers, students, or parents.

The pathway to educational excellence lies within each school.