[Students] are also accustomed to having quick access to information. The idea of "storing" data in their heads can seem pointless. I find that they are also much more interested in learning through problem solving and group collaboration than in the past.

As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit

We can always gain more depth and breadth in our work [as educators]. There are always new discoveries to be made.

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

[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.

Accepting both the opportunity and the responsibility evokes a great deal of humility.

We need teacher educators who regularly spend a great deal of time in classrooms so they have a deep understanding of where they students will teach.