I'm not a big blues fan, but I don't know anyone who doesn't dig B. B. King.
Change really isn't as hard as we thought if we capture people's interest and give them enjoyable, worthwhile experiences.
In schools the main problem is not the absence of innovations but the presence of too many disconnected. . . piecemeal, superficially adorned projects. . . We are over our heads.
Schools must inquire deeper into their own practices, explore new ways to motivate their learners, make use of learning styles, introduce multiple intelligences, integrate learning, and teach thinking, and in the process discover the passion and moral purpose that makes teaching exciting and effective.
The kind of teacher who is afraid that they are going to be replaced by a computer should be.
A miracle worker who can do more with less, pacify rival groups, endure chronic second guessing, tolerate low levels of support, process large volumes of paper, and work double shifts. He or she will have carte blanche to innovate, but cannot spend much money, replace any personnel, or upset any constituency.
Young people are moving away from feeling guilty about sleeping with somebody to feeling guilty if they are *not* sleeping with someone.
Nobody but a Southerner knows the wrenching rinsing sadness of the cities of the North.
I'm kind of quiet but when I put my helmet on, it's like you flip a switch. I'm ready to go.
Anger should never be an overnight guest.