Clearly, teachers are no longer purveyors of information, but schools can still be incubators for learning.  Schools are places where questions are raised and answers explored, experiences are shared, and collaboration can be expected.  It is the work of schools to develop students as learners, thinkers, and knowers, all with the goal of preparing them to be independent, informed, college and career ready.

In that spirit schools have adopted texts, software, methods, assessments, and interventions in order to improve student achievement.  What about the educator's state of mind?  Has enough time been spent reflecting on expectations and bias that may be an invisible barrier to student success?  To answer this, we wandered back to the research done in the 1960's by Robert Rosenthal. Read more...