We learn more from people who are different from us than ones who are the same.

The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.

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

Education leaders must have the will at times to release leadership to the teachers the parents and the students.

If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.

High performance leaders know they have to breathe out when they are coming up for air.

Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.