It requires searching for reasons why we might be wrong—not for reasons why we must be right—and revising our views based on what we learn.

JACK OF ROUGH DRAFTS, MASTER OF CRAFTS When I asked a handful of education pioneers to name the best teacher of rethinking they’ve ever encountered, I kept hearing the same name: Ron Berger.

This book is an invitation to let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and to anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency.

When did you form the aspirations you’re currently pursuing, and how have you changed since then? Have you reached a learning

Whomever we’re educating, we can express more humility, exude more curiosity, and introduce the children in our lives to the infectious joy of discovery.

Inverse charisma. What a wonderful turn of phrase to capture the magnetic quality of a great listener.

the guidelines include (1) “interrogate information instead of simply consuming it,” (2) “reject rank and popularity as a proxy for reliability,” and (3) “understand that the sender of information is often not its source.”

“It is common sense to take a method and try it: If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”6

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