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"How fortunate for leaders that men do not think." Adolf Hitler by sstutzman	7/18/2008 2:45 PM
One of my biggest roles as educator is to encourage students to begin to think critically about issues around them and beyond their comfort zone. 6th graders are developmentally just beginning to be able to reason abstractly and beyond the concrete. ...

"The meaning of "knowing" has shifted from being able to remember and repeat information to being able to find and use it." HA Simon by sstutzman	3/26/2008 5:10 PM
I tend to lean towards the "constructivist method" in that I believe that allowing kids to immerse themsleves in learning opportunities by experienceing them is far more powerful than just memorizing and regurgitating important concepts. ...

"you have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose" Dr. Seuss by sstutzman	3/12/2008 10:58 AM
Dr. Seuss was a genius! He understood that at some point, success comes not when you've been handed everything you need in order to succeed, but rather when you USE what you've been given. It's difficult for 6th graders to take personal...

"Unless someone like you cares a whole aweful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not." Dr. Seuss by sstutzman	3/3/2008 11:37 AM

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