100 Quotes to Teach and Lead By:
key quotes from the collected works of Andy Hargreaves
Quotes 51-75
#51 Mentors turn into tormentors if they believe they are always right.
#52 On teacher education: induction into current mandates must not turn into seduction away from best practice.
#53 A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.
#54 Education leaders must have the will at times to release leadership to the teachers the parents and the students.
#55 Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system.
#56 *Every* learner has special needs.
#57 On learning: if you really want alignment, go to a chiropractor.
#58 Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.
#59 It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.
#60 Professional trust is a process, not a state.
#61 Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy.
#62 Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.
#63 Blame and betrayal are the emotional enemies of improvement.
#64 Economic necessity should be the mother of educational invention
#65 Teachers who don’t pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it.
#66 Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar.
#67 It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.
#68 The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.
#69 We should test prudently; not profligately.
#70 Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.
#71 When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.
#72 Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.
#73 Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.
#74 Leadership is the cigarette that's smoked once the change has been consummated.
#75 On assessment: If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.
Quotes 1-25 | Quotes 26-50 | Quotes 51-75 | Quotes 76-100
#52 On teacher education: induction into current mandates must not turn into seduction away from best practice.
#53 A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.
#54 Education leaders must have the will at times to release leadership to the teachers the parents and the students.
#55 Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system.
#56 *Every* learner has special needs.
#57 On learning: if you really want alignment, go to a chiropractor.
#58 Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.
#59 It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure.
#60 Professional trust is a process, not a state.
#61 Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy.
#62 Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.
#63 Blame and betrayal are the emotional enemies of improvement.
#64 Economic necessity should be the mother of educational invention
#65 Teachers who don’t pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it.
#66 Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar.
#67 It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.
#68 The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.
#69 We should test prudently; not profligately.
#70 Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.
#71 When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.
#72 Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.
#73 Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.
#74 Leadership is the cigarette that's smoked once the change has been consummated.
#75 On assessment: If one foot is in a bucket of steam, and the other is in a bucket of ice, you are not, on average, comfortable.
Quotes 1-25 | Quotes 26-50 | Quotes 51-75 | Quotes 76-100