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Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why

Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.

We’ve compiled our best articles on classroom management for novice & experienced teachers to refresh their skills & reframe their thinking.

Critical reading is about gathering knowledge, understanding context, and seeing ideas from multiple perspectives to make sense of a text.

As we make learning visible, the process and sequence of learning is illuminated. This helps students see understanding as always evolving.

A good question can open minds, shift paradigms, and force the uncomfortable but transformational cognitive dissonance that can help create thinkers.

The shift toward a fluid, formless, socialized nature of information, thought, and belief is a not a small one.

When introducing students to new content, the right questions and language can help disarm uncertainty and encourage a growth mindset.

A good school decenters itself–makes its curriculum, policies, and other ‘pieces’ less visible than students and hope and growth.