Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don't tell you where a student could end up.

Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

This point is . . . crucial,” writes Dweck. “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. If you fail — or if you’re not the best — it’s all been wasted. The growth mindset allows people to value what they’re doing regardless of the outcome.

A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

Important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.