The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach a…

- David Perkins

We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... ' 'The smart school finds it's founda…

- David Perkins

Education ultimately depends on what happens in classrooms... between teachers and learners. That is fundamental.'... 'I hope that teachers will disc…

- David Perkins

One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and pro…

- David Perkins

Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems.

- David Perkins

In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen.

- David Perkins

Sometimes the Good is the enemy of the BEST!

- David Perkins

Learning is a consequence of thinking.

- David Perkins

Our thinking tends to be hazy, hasty, narrow, or sprawling-causal terms for impulsive. Just like anything else, thinking skills require upkeep. If th…

- David Perkins