'Lesson Study," Japanese Strategy For Improving Teachers, Catching On In U.S.

While I think this form of prof developmen­t is a good idea, it would be even better if parents were involved so that they too could learn from what is going on in their children's classrooms and how the teachers interact and teach their kids. Can you imagine what would happen if the teachers and parents worked together to understand better how to meet the kids' needs in the classroom using the knowledge that the parents have of their own children? And, how much the parents would learn by participat­ing in such a study of teachers and learning in school?
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