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“Our students are pressured to perform. They are not necessarily pressured to learn deeply and conceptually. . . . Things that actually get our students to think are pushed aside. […]

February 16, 2011

“Our students are pressured to perform. They are not necessarily pressured to learn deeply and conceptually. . . . Things that actually get our students to think are pushed aside. . . .”

Hat tip:Anne Shaw

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“Our students are pressured to perform. They are not necessarily pressured to learn deeply and conceptually. . . . Things that actually get our students to think are pushed aside. . . .”

Hat tip:Anne Shaw

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