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Will this be on the test? Texas may base tests on state reading list
If Texas links state reading tests to a state reading list, teachers will be motivated to focus on content, not isolated skills.

Joanne Jacobs
12 hours ago3 min read
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Teach the kids: 'Natural' learning is 'slow, brutal' and sometimes fatal
Teach children what they need to learn. Don't make them try to figure it out for themselves.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 221 min read
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Kids prefer memes and make-up videos to 'War and Peace'
Should we worry that young people are spending less time reading for pleasure and a lot more time watching YouTube videos?

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20252 min read
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Physics students learn more from the professor than from each other
Student-led discussions fail less-prepared physics students -- they need the professor -- but work for well-prepared students.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20252 min read
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