John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness, not in the greater strain it imposes.

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.

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

Students should not only be trained to live in a democracy when they grow up; they should have the chance to live in one today.

The Legacy of Behaviorism: Do this and you'll get that.

Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and experiences must be taken seriously.

Punishments erode relationships and moral growth.