If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.

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

We should test prudently; not profligately.

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.

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

A first class system of early childhood education is the hallmark of a caring and civilized society.

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