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.

A brainscan cannot interpret itself and neither can a data dashboard in education.

Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy.

We disagree with the assertion that great teachers can be replaced by online alternatives. The futuristic claim that technology will triumph over teachers ignores all the social and relational dimensions of teaching and learning.

On technology: The teacher is mightier than the mouse.

There is no morality without temptation; otherwise it is just lack of opportunity.

If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.