Teaching knowledge and vocabulary helps students learn, but education professors prefer "engagement" to learning.

Low math scores have pushed New Zealand and England to adopt explicit, structured teaching "mastering the basics before you move on."

Doing what works -- and avoiding fads and ideology -- would improve learning dramatically.

Ignoring how children learn in favor of letting teachers do what feels good is a "soul destroying" mistake.

"Discovery" students are busy and engaged, but not necessarily learning.

Is learning math really like learning to ride a bicycle?

Don't blame parents for children's reading struggles.

When teachers teach, ask questions, let students practice and provide feedback, students learn more.

K-1 students made significant gains when teachers used UFLI Foundations, a systematic phonics and phonemic awareness program.

Direct instruction helps more students learn more math compared to student-led methods.

Explicit teaching works better than student-centered learning.

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