I need to stress that I could not be more supportive of great teachers and great teaching, no matter what kind of delivery vehicle they are teaching through. We have to support great teachers. They just have to be freed up to do what they do best.

You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching.

Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness.

Great teachers transcend ideology.

One of my great teachers was the late Jean-Claude Vrinat of Taillevent in Paris.

Great teachers should be rewarded.