teachers were explorers, and I riffed about the changed world, the internet, and the importance of adults helping kids formulate questions, not regurgitate answers.
Your theories are fine, but we teach Advanced Placement History, and there’s not much time for ‘coaching’ or ‘exploring
of John W. Gardner’s observation, “All too often, we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”
Today’s approaches to accountability may also be turning teachers into competitors, not teammates in a shared enterprise
charter authorizers have made it too easy to get a charter, with predictable consequences
The schools I am writing about here have strong leadership, a balanced curriculum that includes art and music, and (most often) a strong working relationship with families. Inside these schools you find students and teachers who want to be there.