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

Maximum difficulty isn't the same as optimal difficulty.

When was the last time you spent the entire day with only 42 year olds?

Each time I visit such a classroom, where the teacher is more interested in creating a democratic community than in maintaining her position of authority, I’m convinced all over again that moving away from consequences and rewards isn’t just realistic - it’s the best way to help kids grow into good learners and good people.

To feel controlled is to lose interest.

Punishments and rewards are two sides of the same coin and that coin doesn't buy you much.

We can't value only what is easy to measure; measurable outcomes may be the least important results of learning.