Aleta Margolis on the Evolution of Success

Here are two fantastic quotes from Aleta Margolis, Ashoka Fellow and founder of Center for Inspiring Teaching, from her TEDxYSE talk....

On the evolution of success:

I learned to define success not by the role I play, but by the impact I create. We must define and redefine success by remaining divinely dissatisfied.

On what makes the most effective teachers:

A good teacher should be an instigator of thought. A good teacher should ask tough questions; offer students problems to solve, instead of feeding them answers; and engage students in an authentic conversation about the relationship between freedom and responsibility, instead of coercing them to behave with the threat of punishment or the promise of rewards.