Too often, shared visions really mean, "I have a vision; you share it!"
It's time for the US to widen its circle of learning, not to circle its wagons against hostile ideas in education reform.
It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.
We learn more from people who are different from us than ones who are the same.
Implementation of technological change must involve critics as well as advocates.
When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.