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

On technology: The teacher is mightier than the mouse.

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

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

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.

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 data: We are the drivers, not the driven.