Front of the Class Quotes

“Everyone, regardless of ability or disability, has strengths and weaknesses. Know what yours are. Build on your strengths and find a way around your weaknesses.”
― Brad Cohen, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had

“you can’t judge a banana by the outside. The outside of the banana might be all bruised and discolored and look really nasty, but once you open the banana and peel the skin back, there could be a nice, clean, fresh banana inside. I also explained that there are all different kinds of bananas, just as there are all different kinds of people, and that we shouldn’t judge either the people or the bananas in our lives until we have the chance to “peel back the skin” and learn what’s inside.”
― Brad Cohen, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had

“a positive outlook breeds success, just as a negative outlook breeds failure.”
― Brad Cohen, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had