Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less?

Everybody needs one essential friend.

The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.

The ultimate use of power is to empower others.

Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between you.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

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