In a recent interview with TLN member 
Elizabeth Stein, teacher-author Rick Wormeli talks about his latest book Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject — and extends the conversation to offer his well-considered views about the need for teachers to resist the anti-intellectualism common in many schools that Wormeli sees as a significant barrier to advancing the teaching profession.
Teachers who question policies, offer new research to consider, share compelling professional reading with others — who post regularly on professional networks and think critically about teaching and assessment practices — should be affirmed and supported, not made to feel like the goody-goody at the front of the room keeping everyone from recess….
