Grades are a subjective rating masquerading as an objective evaluation.

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.

Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity.

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

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

Educational success should be measured by how strong your desire is to keep learning.

Some who support [more] coercive strategies assume that children will run wild if they are not controlled. However, the children for whom this is true typically turn out to be those accustomed to being controlled— those who are not trusted, given explanations, encouraged to think for themselves, helped to develop and internalize good values, and so on. Control breeds the need for more control, which is used to justify the use of control.