I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement.
Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit.
As history unfolds, as cultures evolve, of course the intelligences which they value change.
While I've worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences.
I am basically a supporter of Barack Obama - it is not easy to be a post-partisan president in a hyper-partisan era.
The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities.