“As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school. ” -Cokie Roberts

“It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and

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“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” -Leonardo da Vinci

A group of teachers once told me that using small groups in mathematics … Continue Reading

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” -Mother Teresa

When someone asks me what schools I’ve worked with during my career as an educational consultant, my answer is always, “the ones where you wouldn’t drive … Continue Reading

“Man must shape his tools lest they shape him.”     -Arthur Miller

“An architect’s most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.”     -Frank Lloyd Wright

Many of you have counted down the … Continue Reading

“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world… The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even

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