In a word, learning is decontextualized. We break ideas down into tiny pieces that bear no relation to the whole. We give students a brick of information, followed by another brick, followed by another brick, until they are graduated, at which point we assume they have a house. What they have is a pile of bricks, and they don't have it for long.

Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.

We learn most readily, most naturally, most effectively, when we start with the big picture - precisely when the basics don't come first.

Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards.

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

To control students is to force them to accommodate to a preestablished curriculum.

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