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.

Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior.

The overwhelming number of teachers ...are unable to name or describe a theory of learning that underlies what they do.

You have to give them unconditional love. They need to know that even if they screw up, you love them. You don't want them to grow up and resent you or, even worse, parent the way you parented them.

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

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

When we do things that are controlling, whether intentional or not, we are not going to get those long-term outcomes.