In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who… — Andy Hargreaves Careers Copy Share Image
There is a new science of complexity which says that the link between cause and effect is increasingly difficult to trace; that… — Andy Hargreaves Arise Copy Share Image
There is no morality without temptation; otherwise it is just lack of opportunity. — Andy Hargreaves Character Copy Share Image
Students are often the last to know about change that is occurring in their own school system. — Andy Hargreaves Change Copy Share Image
Without optimism & self-belief among teachers, classrooms become wastelands of boredom & routine and schools deserts of lost opportunity. — Andy Hargreaves Belief Copy Share Image
On government & unions: the only thing worse than blind trust is blind mistrust. — Andy Hargreaves Blind Copy Share Image
It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure. — Andy Hargreaves Disgusting Copy Share Image
Implementation of technological change must involve critics as well as advocates. — Andy Hargreaves Change Copy Share Image
Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar. — Andy Hargreaves Bars Copy Share Image
High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization. — Andy Hargreaves Action Copy Share Image
When creativity is the goal, schools must have their own platforms to network and innovate. — Andy Hargreaves Creativity Copy Share Image
Alberta funds almost all its schools and districts to design and evaluate their own innovations. Teachers are the drivers of change, not… — Andy Hargreaves Alberta Copy Share Image
The bags that teachers carry home symbolize their guilt about the endless care they have to give. — Andy Hargreaves Bags Copy Share Image
Physically, teachers are often alone in their own classrooms with no other adults for company. Psychologically, they never are. — Andy Hargreaves Adults Copy Share Image
Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict. — Andy Hargreaves Community Copy Share Image
The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it. — Andy Hargreaves Economist Copy Share Image
Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy. — Andy Hargreaves Colleagues Copy Share Image
We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers. — Andy Hargreaves Flexibility Copy Share Image
The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script. — Andy Hargreaves Balls Copy Share Image
