There is no real reason to fail a child," "Once children start failing, they begin to believe that they can't do anything. They give up.

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label.

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to improve our schools as long as we keep the A, B, C, D, F grading system.

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right for anyone else, the world would be a much happier place.