Most of us would protest that of course we love our children without any strings attached. But what counts is how things look from the perspective of the children

The late W. Edwards Deming, guru of Quality management, once declared, 'The most important things we need to manage can't be measured.' If that’s true of what we need to manage, it should be even more obvious that it’s true of what we need to teach.

A preoccupation with achievement is not only different from, but often detrimental to, a focus on learning. Thoughts and emotions while performing an action are more important in determining subsequent engagement than the actual outcome of that action.

If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.

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.

If a child is off-task...mayb e the problem is not the child...maybe it's the task.