I Used to Think...That Experts Understood the World
by Frederick M. Hess • Nov 21, 2011 at 8:24 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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ShareThis summer, Harvard Education Press published Richard Elmore's intriguing volume I Used to Think...And Now I Think. The volume's title and theme draw from a professional development exercise in which participants reflect on how the experience has altered their thinking. The book includes essays from a variety of K-12 thinkers--including Howard Gardner, Sonia Nieto, Larry Cuban, Jeff Henig, Deb Meier, and Mike Smith--discussing how their thinking has changed during their time in education. I had the privilege of contributing to the volume, and the piece captured much of my own underlying biases with regards to the issues that I regularly tackle in this blog. Given that (and with the kind blessing of Harvard Ed Press), I thought I'd share
