In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who have been rigorously prepared in universities and through supervised practice in schools, and who remain in education for all of their careers.

Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.

In Finland, within very broad government guidelines, teachers create their own curricula together across schools in every community and district. They don't confine collaboration to their own individual schools and to just implementing other people's ideas.

On learning: if you really want alignment, go to a chiropractor.

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

The quality & morale of teachers is absolutely central to the well being of students and their learning.

Adolescence is about digging out the iron inside irony.