I believe with all my heart that the American classroom teachers are one of our greatest and most heroic treasures.

Until we learn to honor and respect what other people believe, I think we are doomed.

I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.

I don't believe being gay is something you can change, no more than you can change the color of your hair or your eyes. Well, I dye my hair, so maybe that's not the best example. But your eyes!

I believe that our teachers need more freedom to be creative in the classroom in order to maximize the time students spend learning, not the time they spend taking tests.

I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.