@susangbarber.bsky.social and I have lasted as long as we have in the classroom because we know what is important to us. Here are 25 things we value in 2025. muchadoaboutteaching.com/25-things-te...

Helping Young Students Build Confidence in Writing Through Revision www.edutopia.org/article/teac...

Q5. This article provided negative generalizations that overlooked the work that great teachers are doing each day. Change the narrative and provide something specific that gives you hope. #aplitchat

LAst question coming in 5 minutes. Y'all have been great and I miss this dearly. #aplitchat

A4. Projects can create self directed learning environments in which students fulfill their natural curiosity that can be squelched by direct instruction. If students are engaged during class (45-60 minutes), how much more of their time should we expect to own outside of school? #aplitchat

Q4. Offer a counterargument to this statement: "So it (direct instruction) has been replaced by corn-syrup instruction: more projects, less homework, less memorization. " #aplitchat

A3. Direct instruction is valuable when information needs to be front loaded in order to scaffold to higher-level thinking. This happened recently when I taught Pride and Prejudice. With so many characters, families, and estates, students needed my help to sort it all out. #aplitchat

Q3. "Direct instruction — by far the most effective form of teaching, from Aristotle to the present — is neither trendy for wannabe “reformers” nor easy for classroom teachers." Is there any truth to this? #aplitchat

A2. It was click bait, designed to elicit emotions by casting a broad net and it almost caught me until I realized that it was short on solutions as well as empathy. #aplitchat

Q2. What is your biggest criticism with this article? #aplitchat

A1. My first response to the article was more emotional than cognitive. I found myself feeling some of its sentiments. While this year has been different (because of a cell phone ban) the past two years have been somewhat vegetative. #aplitchat

Q1. Does an article like this do any good? #aplitchat

WU: I am listening to Sebastian Junger's Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging as I rake leaves. It is moving me to belong more to our shared humanity. #aplitchat

Warm Up (WU): Did you read anything noteworthy over Thanksgiving? #aplitchat

I am Brian Sztabnik, from NY. I teach three sections of #aplit and I host #aplitchat on the first Sunday of each month.

Tonight we are discussing this article from the @nypost.com.web.brid.gy nypost.com/2024/11/29/o... #aplitchat

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I am hosting the first #aplitchat tonight at 8pm ET. We will discuss this article from the @nypost.com.web.brid.gy nypost.com/2024/11/29/o...