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“People often want to know ‘what works’ in education, but the simple truth is that everything works somewhere, and nothing works everywhere.” Dylan Wiliam
“There will always be, and should be, a lot of room for creativity and artistry in teaching, and a wide range of approaches, from Montessori to classical models and beyond. But there are also some design principles that cannot be ignored, not if we don’t want our children to fall behind.”
Michael Petrilli
“Stay alert to surprises. Many times – in class and out – the best learning outcomes are the ones you never expected.” Cathy Davidson, CUNY professor, in “Professors Share: The Moment That Changed The Way I Teach” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 14, 2018 (Vol. LXV, #15, p. A8-A10)
“In the cultures I visited, I didn’t see many feedback sandwiches. Instead, I saw them separate the two into different processes. They handled negatives through dialogue, first by asking if that person wants feedback, then having a learning-focused two-way conversation about the needed growth. They handled positives through ultraclear bursts of recognition and praise. The leaders I spent time with shared a capacity for radiating delight when they spotted behavior worth praising. These moments of warm, authentic happiness functioned as magnetic north, creating clarity, boosting belonging, and orienting future action.” Daniel Coyle in The Culture Code (Random House Business Books, 2018)
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