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An Oregon teacher in her fifties once summarized her professional growth to me in one short sentence: “The longer I teach, the less I talk.” She’d come to realize that only by making sure she didn’t monopolize the classroom was there a real chance for her students to talk— and therefore to learn.

Quote ID: 01762

Author

Alfie Kohn

Source

The Schools Our Children Deserve

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