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But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.

In a home school, the kid does 95% of the work. But in a school system, since it's an indoctrination system, a teacher has to do 95% of the work.

Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society.

I learned that unemployment can be the great educator.

Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.

Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.

Teaching is a distraction and a burden, but it's also an incredible stimulus. And a reprieve, in a way. When you're trying to work on something and it's not going anywhere, you can go to school and there's a two-and-a-half-hour block of time in which you can accomplish something.

The children of the unemployed achieve less in school and appear to have reduced long-term earnings prospects.

I strongly believe that more money needs to be spent in the classroom.

To get enough of the teachers we need, teaching has to be a great job where talented people are supported and rewarded.