What student goals should a school leader be prioritizing during this pandemic? How are students coming to understand themselves as learners differently? Principal Jill Gurtner and Matthew Thompson, a recent graduate of her Clark Street Community School in Wisconsin, discuss how a community can encourage students in the productive struggle of learning—even when that has to happen remotely.
Elizabeth Rich, Assistant Managing Editor, Opinion and Mary Hendrie, Deputy Opinion Editor contributed to this video.
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