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

High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization.

Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system.

On technology: The teacher is mightier than the mouse.

Your most memorable students are in your first classes and your last classes: make your last years the finest of your career.

Total teachers aren't perfect teachers.

Deadwood did not kill itself!