"Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite……" — Andy Hargreaves
"Excellence is the asymptotic state that never quite reaches perfection."
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100 Quotes by Andy Hargreaves
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- Teachers who don't pull their weight drag down the profession and their colleagues with it.
- Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar.
- It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.
- The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.
- We should test prudently; not profligately.
- Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.
- When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate.
- Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.
- Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.
- Leadership is the cigarette that's smoked once the change has been consummated.
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