People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices

In education, parody is obsolete.

Those who know they're valued irrespective of their accomplishments often end up accomplishing quite a lot. It's the experience of being accepted without conditions that helps people develop a healthy confidence in themselves, a belief that it's safe to take risks and try new things.

How we feel about our kids isn't as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the way we treat them.

Saying you taught it but the student didn't learn it is like saying you sold it but the customer didn't buy it.

Grades dilute the pleasure that a student experiences on successfully completing a task.

Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered.