Capacity building originally meant helping people to help themselves. Now it means required training to deliver imposed policies.

Singapore gives 10% "white space" time to all of its teachers to come up with their own innovations outside of the official curriculum. This encourages teachers to turn to their colleagues for inspiration and ideas.

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

Leadership is the cigarette that's smoked once the change has been consummated.

High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.

Total teachers aren't perfect teachers.

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