Today's accountability paradigm has led many teachers to take on too much work in the push to raise test scores. Teachers don't need to do more; rather, they need to approach instruction differently. To improve results, teachers must require that students assume more responsibility for their own learning. Three key ways in which students and teachers can share the vital work of the classroom to advance student learning are through the promotion of intellectual rigor, a commitment to growth and improvement, and the development and maintenance of the classroom community. (Contains 1 table.)