Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished

Differentiation is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as though all individuals in it were basically alike.

[Students] often have a "We can figure this out - don't just tell us" attitude. In that way, they can be less patient with "traditional" approaches to teaching.

The central job of schools is to maximize the capacity of each students.

Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.

We have students at the university say on a regular basis, "You're asking us to think and no one has ever done that in school."

It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them.