Blame and betrayal are the emotional enemies of improvement.

Adolescence is about digging out the iron inside irony.

Change is easy to propose, hard to implement, and especially hard to sustain.

High performance leaders create an inspiring future by connecting with a classic and honorable past.

What we want for our students we should want for our teachers: learning, challenge, support, and respect.

We need to establish platforms for teachers to initiate their own changes and make their own judgments on the frontline, to invest more in the change capacities of local districts and communities, and to pursue prudent rather than profligate approaches to testing.

Teaching is an emotional practice: it activates, colors & expresses people's feelings.