Revised | Originally Published: April 29, 2022 @ 6:00 am

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When we find ourselves unhappy with some practice or policy, we’re encouraged to focus on incidental aspects of what’s going on, to ask questions about the details of implementation—how something will get done, or by whom, or on what schedule—but not whether it should be done at all. The more we attend to secondary concerns, the more the primary issues—the overarching structures and underlying premises—are strengthened. We’re led to avoid the radical questions.

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Alfie Kohn

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The Homework Myth

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Jeff Johnson

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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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