Quote from the Book, The Superior Educator
A Calm and Assertive Approach to Classroom Management and Large Group Motivation, Copyright © November 20^th, 2008, Stephen T. McClard

Consider Newton’s first law of motion and replace the word objects with children.  Objects at rest tend to stay at rest.  Objects in motion tend to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force (another moving object).  Newton also said that the tendency of an object is to resist changes in its velocity and that objects at equilibrium will not accelerate.  Moving children involves pushing them in the correct direction and upsetting their equilibrium.  You may be the only unbalanced force in a child’s life that can create the proper educational inertia.  Realize this power and use it wisely.