There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here's what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children's education can also make a huge difference in a student's achievement. - Thomas Friedman 1 Share Now -
We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. - Thomas Friedman 2 Share Now -
Nature is regulating our climate for free. Mother Nature, she's been doing that for free, for a long, long time. Now do you really want to get in there and do geo-engineering and all this kind of stuff? - Thomas Friedman 3 Share Now -
There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here's what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children's education can also make a huge difference in a student's achievement. - Thomas Friedman 4 Share Now -
Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. - Thomas Friedman 5 Share Now -
I've been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and they've been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about the movement is their authentic energy. These are not people who don't care about the world. - Thomas Friedman 6 Share Now -
Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. - Thomas Friedman 7 Share Now -
No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart. - Thomas Friedman 8 Share Now -
We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. - Thomas Friedman 9 Share Now -
It created a global platform that allowed more people to plug and play, collaborate and compete, share knowledge and share work, than anything we have ever seen in the history of the world. - Thomas Friedman 10 Share Now -
