Learner-Centered Leadership Introduction

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Preview: It’s time for the education establishment to acknowledge that the world is changing too quickly and too completely to know, today, what every student should learn for tomorrow. It’s changed so much that even the notion of all students seems too reductive and liable to erase the experiences, interests, and potential of too many students. It’s time to find an education that can respond to each student. A truly learner-centered education. Let me give you an example . . .

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