Defending Childhood: Keeping the Promise of Early Education

“These pages make clear that the way to foster effective teaching is not with curriculum mandates and pacing guides but with professional learning opportunities that prepare expert educators to take advantage of and create teachable moments.”

—From the Foreword by Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University

This book brings together a group of extraordinary educators and scholars who offer important insights about what we can do to defend childhood from societal challenges. The authors explai...