“The heroic educator is not an isolated, charismatic, or superhuman individual who hands down miraculous answers from on high. Instead, this is a person like us, who might say: “Come with me. We can do this together.” She could be a colleague who, by virtue of being a little farther down the road, can look back and say: “I’ve been there and it’s not so bad around the bend. Don’t worry. I know it feels pretty dark right here. But it gets light up ahead.” (Brown and Moffett, p. vii. 1999).

References

Brown, J. L. and Moffett, C. A. (1999). The Hero’s Journey: How Educators Can Transform Schools and Improve Learning. Arlington, VA. ASCD.