In 2013, Cuban and Tyack wrote Inside the Black Box of Classroom Practice: Change without Reform in American Education. In the book, they assert that even significant educational policy changes have largely left classroom practices untouched. Few educators would argue...
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Are you afraid to say yes? I bet you are, at least a little bit. Saying NO is easier. It’s safer. It lets you maintain control. NO is the word of restraint. I think that’s why it’s a first response...
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Shhhhh. Finger raised to lips, teacher looks sternly at students. Once again, “sshsh: Why? What message are we sending our students when we shush them? I recently posed this to some teachers I was working with. I’d noticed it in...
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