Improvement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new.

What we want for our students we should want for our teachers: learning, challenge, support, and respect.

On being: Arrogance is not the prerogative of the gifted.

Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.

Schools that cannot tolerate interesting & enthusiastic eccentrics who work better alone than together are devoid of flexibility & spirit

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

It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.