When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.

Teaching is the human thing, in terms of building the kids' self-confidence, so if we take the broad ways that we want to see society to be better, science can only provide certain pieces of that.

In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching.

Once you embrace unpleasant news, not as a negative but as evidence of a need for change, you aren't defeated by it. You're learning from it.

K to 12 is partly about babysitting the kids so the parents can do other things.

With a public library card in your hand, you have access to the Internet and a world of opportunities.