In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. We need schools that are developing these skills. — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
Bureaucratic solutions to problems of practice will always fail because effective teaching is not routine, students are not passive, and questions of practice are not simple, predictable, or standardized. Consequently, instructional decisions cannot be formulated on high then packaged and… — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
A democratic education means that we educate people in a way that ensures they can think independently, that they can use information, knowledge, and… — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three… — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
Bureaucratic solutions to problems of practice will always fail because effective teaching is not routine, students are not passive, and questions of practice are… — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
If we taught babies to talk as most skills are taught in school, they would memorize lists of sounds in a predetermined order and… — Linda Darling-Hammond Copy Share Image
