When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.
Blame and betrayal are the emotional enemies of improvement.
Walking makes us take problems in our stride.
Schools cannot shut their gates and leave the outside world on the doorstep.
It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.
We must never return to the Julie Andrews curriculum where we teach "a few of my favorite things"!