You cannot understand the teacher or their teaching without understanding the person the teacher is.

The teacher has more power than the Minister.

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support.

Teachers still command great respect in the families and societies of many Asian cultures.

Students and their families carry more responsibility for student success in the East.

A brainscan cannot interpret itself and neither can a data dashboard in education.

Improvement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new.

Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy.

Sustainable leadership does no harm to and actively improves the surrounding environment.

When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.