The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education.

Our task is to educate their (our students) whole being so they can face the future. We may not see the future, but they will and our job is to help them make something of it.

Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving.

We are educating people out of their creative capacities.

To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system. Education is always about relationships. Great teachers are not just instructors and test administrators: They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.

Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it's about passion: it is about loving what you do...tapping into your natural energy and your most authentic self.

These powers of imagination and creativity are among the few things that set us apart from the rest of life on Earth. But they make all the difference.