Michael Lawrence and Dr. Fabio D'Agostin are experienced teachers who, after decades teaching in primarily non-government schools, through their experiences in Finnish education and research came to see that the education system they were a part of was not working for anyone other than a privileged few. They were particularly concerned at the obvious attempts to shut down innovative thinking in the system, and the dumbing down of the teaching profession. Both are committed to making teaching a highly respected, desirable profession, and schools a place where students enjoy learning. They firmly believe that every child can be a successful student and that the future demands creative, independent thinkers rather than standard factory model students. Lawrence's previous education title, Teaching 3, 2, 1... looked at the Finnish school system. Dr. D'Agostin's PhD research explored the connections between student's emotions and effective learning.