Reblogged from Holly Korbey:

Tuesday night's Parent Book Club on "Teach Your Children Well" was so packed with information that Kurt and I decided to cut a part of his terrific essay, "Dance Like No One's Watching." But after re-reading the parts we cut, and talking with my father, who (also) taught public school for his entire career, I decided that these small but important bits are vitally important to another part of the discussion: if we are going to foster true learning and help kids develop a roadmap for authentic success, we're going to have to talk about teaching, too.

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