Fear has no place in education.
People learn well when taught well.
Darling-Hammond ought to know. She holds the Charles E. Ducommun Professorship of Teaching and Teacher Education at Stanford University, where she is also the faculty adviser for the Stanford Teacher Education Program. While at Teachers College, Darling-Hammond directed the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. She earned her undergraduate de-gree from Yale and her doctorate in urban education from Temple University. Recently, Darling-Hammond shared her thoughts on the meaning, and significance, of assessment and accountability in education.