Schools that cannot tolerate interesting & enthusiastic eccentrics who work better alone than together are devoid of flexibility & spirit
On school culture: It's hard to eat something you've had a relationship with.
When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.
In healthy individuals, emotions don't distort rationality, they enhance it!
You cannot switch teachers on and off as if they were PowerPoint presentations.
High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.