This article reports on a study of teachers who have engaged in systematic research about their practice. It describes the inquiries of two urban teachers into challenges and dilemmas common to many who work with diverse groups of students. The accounts presented reveal how teachers are able to construct new knowledge about teaching when they…

New York City schools who have adopted the Central Park East model share a commitment to kindergarten principles that promote self-reliance and democracy. The central function of schooling should be to cultivate the mental and moral habits that a democratic society requires. These include openness to other views, the capacity to sustain…