At a good school teachers and students are jointly engaged in a search for truth, in what Quakers call continuing revelation.
Students greet the school day with enthusiasm.
Teachers and administrators are there to guide, to respond, to teach, and to learn. They hold high expectations for their students, knowing that students work toward expectations. And as good teachers grapple with improving the intellectual abilities of their pupils, they also work to provide a climate of sensitivity to the human condition, to ensure that our most personal gift, the gift of our minds, is used in a generous spirit for worthy goals. A good school's overriding aim is to help each student respond to the best that is in him or her.