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The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work (Jossey Bass Education Series)
The Right to Learn A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work - Jossey Bass Education Series Author:Linda Darling-Hammond In The Right To Learn Linda Darling-Hammond describes learner-centered schools that exist in all kinds of communities, and outlines the policies and practices that are needed to create these schools on a systematic basis. Darling-Hammond shows that good schools best serve learners by allowing good teachers to flourish, reducing burea... more »ucratic demands, favoring competence over procedures, nurturing and rewarding professional development, supporting curriculum and assessment that are relevant and challenging, and stimulating inside-out change. From guidelines for raising professional standards for teachers, to strategies for funneling more resources to teachers and classrooms, The Right To Learn shows how to make learning the goal and the outcome of reform.« less