We disagree with the assertion that great teachers can be replaced by online alternatives. The futuristic claim that technology will triumph over teachers ignores all the social and relational dimensions of teaching and learning.

Arrogance is the conjoined twin of ignorance.

High performance leaders know they have to breathe out when they are coming up for air.

We will not achieve high performance in education if we replace teachers with machines or turn teachers into machines.

The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support.

The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script.