No academic ever expects to be taken seriously by more than three other people, because really, we write for three people in our field.

Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.

The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning.

Education is at a turning point

By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am.

'Til 1983, I wrote primarily for other psychologists and expected that they would be the principal audience for my book.

In every part of the world with which I am familiar, young people are completely immersed in the digital world - so much so, that it is inconceivable to them that they can, for long, be separated from their devices. Indeed, many of us who are not young, who are 'digital immigrants' rather than 'digital natives,' are also wedded to, if not dependent on, our digital devices.