Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered.

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?

If faculty would relax their emphasis on grades, this might serve not to lower standards but to encourage an orientation toward learning.

The value of a book about dealing with children is inversely proportional to the number of times it contains the word behavior.

Contrary to what you think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees.

In some suburban schools, the curriculum is chock-full of rigorous A.P. courses and the parking lot glitters with pricey SUVs, but one doesn't have to look hard to find students who are starving themselves, cutting themselves, or medicating themselves, as well students who are taking out their frustrations on those who sit lower on the social food chain.