School improvement is not a mystery. Incremental, even dramatic improvement is not only possible but probable under the right conditions.

Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make a difference.

Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.

When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn learning itself - by years.

In a healthy system, there is no blame.

Reforms often fail because politics favors symbols over substance.

My grandma, Mrs Grace Ayorkor Acquah, said, "Money matters is only a matter of fancy.

I sense that you are nearby, son and daughter of the Almari bloodline. I will soon come for you both.

... there are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat.

When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.

No matter how long you spend at creation, you're always a student.

Life is pointless...and that is God's greatest gift.

I know what it's like to meet someone you admire and have them be a complete jerk.

A jealous wife is like a hornets' nest in your mattress

You making haste on decay: not blameworthy; life is good, be it stubbornly long or suddenly A mortal splendor: meteors are not needed less than mountains: shine, perishing republic.

Love the one you're with.