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> [Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students can do and know as a result of the lesson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/excellent-instruction-is-less-about-what-a-teacher-does-and-more/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

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## More by Tony Wagner

> [Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students can do and know as a result of the lesson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/excellent-instruction-is-less-about-what-a-teacher-does-and-more/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/today-knowledge-is-free-it-s-like-air-it-s-like-water-there-s-no/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

> [The capacity to innovate - the ability to solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life - and skills like critical thinking, communication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/the-capacity-to-innovate-the-ability-to-solve-problems-creatively-or/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

> [“The world doesn’t care what you know. What the world cares about is what you do with what you know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/the-world-doesn-t-care-what-you-know-what-the-world-cares-about-is/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

> [“another obstacle to educating innovators in universities is the lack of respect for interdisciplinary inquiry, practical knowledge, and applied learning. Discipline-based, in-depth knowledge is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/another-obstacle-to-educating-innovators-in-universities-is-the-lack/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

> [“We asked him, if he could give advice to his younger self, what his formula for success would look like. He said that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-wagner/we-asked-him-if-he-could-give-advice-to-his-younger-self-what-his/)

[Tony Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-wagner/)

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