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Arrogance is the conjoined twin of ignorance.
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Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system.
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If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.
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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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Pompous asses knows how to put the moan in sanctimonious.
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Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite reaches perfection.
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Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.
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We must use collegiality not to level people down but to bring together their strength and creativity.
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Sustainable leadership does not compromise the future by expanding and accelerating too quickly in the present.
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Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar.
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The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.
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Every solution has a problem.
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