27 Quotes by Tony Wagner

Our satisfaction comes from seeing these kids win ball games because of all the hard work they've put in.

You let your kids make plays and you trust them.

We're trying to build a good football program, and we're going to be pretty good. We're excited, but from a coaches standpoint, you're never satisfied unless you get the 'W'.

We've just got to learn to finish games.

Now it's just a matter of catching him up, because it's a big learning curve. It's a work in progress.

Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students can do and know as a result of the lesson.

The capacity to innovate - the ability to solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life - and skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration are far more important than academic knowledge.

Today knowledge is free. It's like air, it's like water... There's no competitive advantage to knowing more than the person next to you. The world doesn't care what you know. What the world cares about is what you can do with what you know.

With well-designed pedagogy, we can empower kids with critical skills and help them turn passions into decisive life advantages. The role of education is no longer to teach content, but to help our children learn – in a world that rewards the innovative and punishes the formulaic.