The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.

In Finland, within very broad government guidelines, teachers create their own curricula together across schools in every community and district. They don't confine collaboration to their own individual schools and to just implementing other people's ideas.

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.

Service to others should be one of the most basic purposes of family life and schooling.

On government & unions: the only thing worse than blind trust is blind mistrust.

Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.