President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.
If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.
We're moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.
Merit should count more than academic background.
I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?
There's not a lot of short quarterbacks in the league, but I think there's more guys paving the way for the transition of not really caring about how big you are, how tall you are.
To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person's really smart and they're doing fantastic work I don't care if they're a high school kid or a Harvard professor, it's the work that matters.
Performancism is the mindset that equates our identity and value directly with our performance and accomplishments.
If you're not a first-round pick or you're not 6-2, they always say you can't be the best. But the only time there's a weight class is before the draft. This is the NFL. It's all about what you do. I can run past guys and get done what I need to. I can do everything the big guy can do.
Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.
We should focus on what people get done, not on how many hours or days worked. Just as we don't have a nine-to-five policy, we don't need a vacation policy.
I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.
The guys at PSG, they don't really look at what your parents have done. They kind of just look at you for you, and they want to see you succeed, and they want to see you play.
