To feel controlled is to lose interest.

Maximum difficulty isn't the same as optimal difficulty.

Independence is useful, but caring attitudes and behaviors shrivel up in a culture where each person is responsible only for himself.

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

In education, parody is obsolete.

Punishments erode relationships and moral growth.

In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening. Terrific teachers often have teeth marks on their tongues.