Researchers' expectations and assumptions about what it takes to teach are different from the real lives of teachers. Conversely, she noted that classroom teachers can learn more from research than they typically do. She spoke of an example from the area of reading. If first grade teachers would read this, I know it could make a difference. The third problem, which she admitted no one knows how to solve, is the question of time.
Nobody has time to do much other than to make some changes around the margins.
She used the Internet as an example. And I know it would be worthwhile. It is about getting everyone to understand that there is a responsibility to share not only what they've learned, but also to share the tools that they've developed along the way. In order to best address the above challenges, Linda emphasized the necessity of bringing together educational practitioners and academics to think through what they could do together that would be very useful, as well as to work with foundations that are interested in supporting innovative projects. I am very eager to do such a thing because the investment we are making in technology is unprecedented.