There is a new science of complexity which says that the link between cause and effect is increasingly difficult to trace; that change (planned or otherwise) unfolds in non-linear ways; that paradoxes and contradictions abound; and that creative solutions arise out of diversity, uncertainty and chaos.

As we seek to eliminate individualism in teaching, we should not eradicate individuality with it.

If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.

Too often, shared visions really mean, "I have a vision; you share it!"

Deadwood did not kill itself!

We must use collegiality not to level people down but to bring together their strength and creativity.

Every learner has special needs.