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Inflection Point: When Teachers are Trusted to Teach - Gabe Howard, Saint Ann's School

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Gabrielle Howard

What happens when teachers are given the freedom to inspire a lifelong love of learning? 

In this episode, I talk with Gabrielle Howard, who recently retired as the head of the Lower School at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, where she worked for 35 years. We’ll talk about why she dedicated her life to fostering a love of learning in young children, why she let them swear in her office, how a school without grades can produce high-achieving graduating classes time and time again, and the deep value of listening to kids.

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