In an increasingly digital world, the things a student needs to know are indeed changing--sometimes drastically.

What is the relationship between quality and effect? It's partly causal but that's not exactly it. But there is clearly interdependence.

In light of the access of modern technology, schools can evolve while simultaneously growing closer to the people they serve.

Some readers may think they dislike the process of reading but everyone loves ideas--and reading is a wonderful strategy to find them.

Critical thinking is certainly a 'skill' but when possessed as a mindset--a playful and humble willingness--it shifts from a labor to an art.

Good teaching is addicting--a kind of magic. It's also unsustainable by the standards we've created for schools and teachers.

The ability to ask the right question at the right time is a powerful indicator of authentic understanding.

Let school become something that works for children—something that visibly improves the arc of their lives.

What scale should someone operate on to ensure that they are aware and in control of their effects on the things around them?

Education also withholds permanent markers of performance until the end of a semester to motivate students and demonstrate control.

For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.

Limiting the craft of writing to a single content area has damaged the perceived power and potential of writing for teachers and students.