The difference between a good educator and a great educator is that the former figures out how to work within the constraints of traditional policies and accepted assumptions, whereas the latter figures out how to change whatever gets in the way of doing right by kids. 'But we've always...', 'But the parents will never...', 'But we can't be the only school in the area to...' - all such protestations are unpersuasive to great educators. If research and common sense argue for doing things differently, then the question isn't whether to change course but how to make it happen.

Contrary to what you think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees.

Grades are a subjective rating masquerading as an objective evaluation.

Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; it’s what the learner learns.

In education, parody is obsolete.

If I offered you a thousand dollars to take off your shoes, you'd very likely accept--and then I could triumphantly announce that 'rewards work.' But as with punishments, they can never help someone develop a *commitment* to a task or action, a reason to keep doing it when there's no longer a payoff.

Very few things are as dangerous as a bunch of incentive-driven individuals trying to play it safe.