Quotes

“Schools continue to focus on procedures rather than on results, following the assumption that if they adhere to the rules – teaching the prescribed curriculum, maintaining the correct class sizes, using appropriate textbooks, accumulating the right number of course credits – students will learn what they need to know. Less attention is paid to determining whether or not learning has actually occurred.” Dufour p 22

“Only organizations that have a passion for learning will have an enduring influence.” Covey 1996

“Every enterprise has to become a learning institution. Organizations that building in continuous learning in jobs will dominate the twenty-first century." (Drucker, 1992, p 108)

“The commission recommends that schools be restructured to become genuine learning organizations for both students and teachers; organizations that respect learning, honor teaching and teach for understanding.” (Darling-Hammond, 1996)