You cannot understand the teacher or their teaching without understanding the person the teacher is.

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

We must never return to the Julie Andrews curriculum where we teach "a few of my favorite things"!

Arrogance is the conjoined twin of ignorance.

The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script.

Mentors turn into tormentors if they believe they are always right.

In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who have been rigorously prepared in universities and through supervised practice in schools, and who remain in education for all of their careers.