This is a running log of phrases, quotes, words, images, video, and diagrams that are helping me to understand the nature of knowledge, learning, and educational institutions. My goal is to help myself and others permanently shift the terms of the conversation about education from being institution- and teacher-centered [teacher as builder of curriculum, student as consumer, and institution as silent source of legitimacy] to being community- and student-centered [teacher as builder of active learners, student as practiced builder of community, institution as enabler of healthy learning communities]. Feel free to contribute other quotes to this tumblr by sending me an email.
27 Dec 07
Good teaching, in the ethical sense, enables students to engage in intellectual discourse, to learn how ideas are shaped and used, and to articulate those ideals clearly. Knowledgeable teachers often slip into defining teaching as knowing and telling it all.
— Richard F. Elmore, Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership, xv.