Une prise de position très claire de Larry Cuban, que je partage, sur l’influence primordiale de l’enseignant sur le succès des élèves et de l’école :

«I used to think that the teacher was critical to student and school success. And now, I continue to think the same way. I have not changed my mind about the centrality of the teacher to student learning and school performance. The years I spent in classrooms as a teacher, the years I visited classrooms as a superintendent, and the years I studied classroom teaching have strengthened my belief in the powers teachers have in influencing their students’ minds and hearts. The tempered optimism I have today about schooling children and youth rests in this belief in teachers who have made and continue to make a difference in individual student’s lives.»

viaI Used To Think … And Now I Think Part 2 | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice.