Other ways in which they saw Lesson Study
having an impact was through: connecting classroom practice to broader school
and community goals; creating demand for improvement of practice through
viewing best practice and comparing it with their own; shaping national policy;
and honouring the role of classroom teachers. But perhaps the most interesting
observation is that Lesson Study provides the opportunity for teachers to explore
conflicting ideas, by giving “teachers a chance to bring up, discuss, and perhaps
reconcile competing goals or visions of education