#measures

The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? ↗

— Georges Duhamel

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Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#classroom #feedback #growth #measures #multiple

But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

#exact #extent #measures #method #object

First, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#complex #first #large #legislative #legislative process