Baruti Kafele has problems with the title "lead learner." Although "it makes sense in theory," he admits that he wouldn't feel comfortable using it with staff. "I just want us to be a community of learners, but I don't necessarily have to be the lead learner." In this video, the ASCD author and former urban principal shares tips for modeling lifelong learning—carry a book under your arm at school sporting events, for example—sans the title.
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