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Don't make math harder than it needs to be
Struggle is supposed to be good for math students, writes Greg Ashman on Filling the Pail. Telling them how to solve problems is supposed...

Joanne Jacobs
May 31, 20232 min read


The magic of reading: Teach first, joy later
In The Superstar, part of her Sold a Story podcasts, APM reporter Emily Hanford explains how a romantic view of how children learn to...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 14, 20223 min read


Teach the children well -- without wasting time on hokum
Mixing wishful thinking with actual teaching is failing children, writes Greg Ashman, a school principal in Australia, on Filling the...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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