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Change is easy to propose, hard to implement, and especially hard to sustain.

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Andy Hargreaves
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Learning

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Mentors turn into tormentors if they believe they are always right.
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What we want for our students we should want for our teachers: learning, challenge, support, and respect.
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It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.
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On learning: if you really want alignment, go to a chiropractor.
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High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization.
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When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.
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