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.

The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America (ed. Broadway Books, 2005) - ISBN: 9780307339416