Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures.
Schools cannot shut their gates and leave the outside world on the doorstep.
Service to others should be one of the most basic purposes of family life and schooling.
Too often, shared visions really mean, “I have a vision; you share it!”
Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers – not for, with or by them.
In healthy individuals, emotions don’t distort rationality, they enhance it!
On assessment: measure what you value instead of valuing only what you can measure.
Your most memorable students are in your first classes and your last classes: make your last years the finest of your career.
Teachers who believe they can make a real difference in their students’ lives really do.
We learn more from people who are different from us than ones who are the same.
A brainscan cannot interpret itself and neither can a data dashboard in education.
Teaching is not the oldest profession. But it is certainly among the loneliest.
Walking makes us take problems in our stride.
Trust processes as well as people.
All teachers are already leaders. It’s in the nature of teaching.
One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.
Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite reaches perfection.
Total teachers aren’t perfect teachers.
In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who have been rigorously prepared in universities and through supervised practice in schools, and who remain in education for all of their careers.
We disagree with the assertion that great teachers can be replaced by online alternatives. The futuristic claim that technology will triumph over teachers ignores all the social and relational dimensions of teaching and learning.