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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

Children must learn how to construct learning communities in which participants take each other’s ideas seriously, grow knowledge, and solve problems together so they are not dependent on the teacher to arrange such communities for them. They often do this by intentionally choosing language that shapes the learning environment.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.