The Cadwell Collaborative, LLC often posts about great schools and teachers that they work with all over the country. Recently, the blog for this outstanding teaching collaborative featured the Lab School! In the post, “Great Teachers”, they feature a photo of Ron Smith, principal of the Lab School and COE Alum with Lab School students. The following quote comes from the post and embodies the vision of the Lab School:
“For (William) Cronin, the purpose of education is to nurture human freedom and growth. Great teachers do that. For great teachers, education (to apply Cronin’s observation of liberal education) is not something any of us ever achieve; it is not a state. Rather, it is a way of living in the face of our own ignorance, a way of groping toward wisdom in full recognition of our own folly, a way of educating ourselves without any illusion that our educations will ever be complete. The best teachers embody this tenet…they are clearly engaged in the learning process along with their students.”
To read the entire post, please visit the Cadwell Collaborative, LLC’s blog page.