Thanks, Lander! I am excited to dive into the specific techniques of TLAC in future articles.

Thanks for reading, Lisa! I couldn’t agree more about the importance of joy as a measure of successful teaching (and learning).

However, coming into it, I’ve been apprehensive, wondering how this squares with classical ed. For example, I agree with Lisa above that “joy” is a key component of assessment, and worry that TLAC techniques might squeeze out the deeper forms of classical assessment. That said, I think they are tools, and tools in the right hands and for the right end can only be helpful.

I am excited to bring back to my school this idea of teacher-driven pro development. Collaboration, brainstorming, and just hashing things out has probably helped me the most as a teacher.

I think one element all successful teachers have is Lemov’s idea of “Ratio”. My best teachers put me to work so that I could learn, not just “be taught”. And I’ve found that I’m only just now arriving at such a place, having done most of the work in the lesson myself and letting students be passive observers.

Thanks. Excited to hear the next part! Really appreciate the work you’re doing to synthesize all of this.

-Lander

I do think joy has to be a part of the measure of successful teaching and success.