Falling in love is like owning a dog.

Great teachers will never be able to make up for bad parents, nor should they be expected to.

You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a...

Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you?

By the time these students enter the workforce, many of the jobs they will apply for ill be in industries that don't even exist yet. That's a hard future to prepare someone for. Teachers have their sights set on the real goal: not to produce Ivy League graduates, but to encourage the development of naturally curious, confident, flexible, and happy learners who are ready for whatever the future has in store.

Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room

The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires would say such a thing.