Students learn as much for a teacher as from a teacher. -Linda Darling-Hammond

Daily Practice Inspired by Linda Darling-Hammond

Students learn as much for a teacher as from a teacher.

-Linda Darling-Hammond

Today’s Practice:

Think about favorite teachers from your school years and reflect:

How did you feel in their presence?

How would you describe them?

Your answers will clarify what all children need when working with an adult who is helping, teaching or mentoring them.

Linda Darling-Hammond

Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She was also the President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute. Darling-Hammond is author or editor of more than 500 articles on education policy and practice, and more than 25 books, including The Right to LearnTeaching as the Learning ProfessionPreparing Teachers for a Changing World and The Flat World and Education.