@dperkinsed

Professional thought stretcher. Director of @ThoughtStretchr, host of the ThoughtStretchers Podcast.

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Joined January 2012
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Looking to bring real-world civics to life? 💡 Check out this week's roundup from ThoughtStretchers School of Civic Thought: • Student budgeting in action 🗳️ • Civil discourse models 🤝 • Classroom resources & grants 📚 thoughtstretchers.org/librar…
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Scripted DI "will only ever elevate us from poor to adequate." 🤔
Daniel Muijs@ProfDanielMuijsOct 24
Why I don't believe in scripted approaches to teaching: On Direct Instruction and direct instruction, and why the distinction matters. danielmuijs.substack.com/p/d…
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Tom Sherrington
@teacherheadOct 25
Hilarious. LOL. Not quite the gotcha you'd imagine, more a case of q.e.d. Unless of course, you really don't think students have prior knowledge and ideas worth exploring or if you don't understand that knowledge has to be constructed, meaning has to be made; you can't just zap your knowledge into your students' heads. But hey, seal claps all round eh?!
Andrew Old
@oldandrewukOct 24
"it's not all about imparting knowledge"
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John Stuart Mill written about by Engelmann sounds fascinating. 🤔 Especially since Mill's work, as I see it, is primarily about the importance of inquiry which is a cornerstone of Enlightenment civics. thoughtstretchers.org/
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Engagement is a poor proxy for learning. 😏
Andrew Rettek
@oscredwinOct 23
My two oldest started Alpha in September. It's too early to know if they're learning at 2x speed, but they definitely love school. They complain if we take them out for a dentist appointment or a wedding.
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Seems to me there are other critiques of DI than the two on offer here. 🤷‍♂️
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Peter Laffin
@petermlaffinOct 22
.@sladesr on how the Dissident Right is just peddling progressivism under a different banner:
Washington Examiner
@dcexaminerOct 22
Stephanie Slade talks about parts of the right adopting traditionally leftward policy stances similar to those causing problems in France. Watch more videos here: tinyurl.com/ec973ayt
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Stephanie Slade talks about parts of the right adopting traditionally leftward policy stances similar to those causing problems in France. Watch more videos here: tinyurl.com/ec973ayt
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It's mildly amusing to see proponents of Rosenshine-style direct instruction or just general explicit instruction, seemingly jumping on the Engelmann Direct Instruction Sold a Story train. Seems kinda like a discovery-learning champion hopping on a guided-inquiry advocacy train.
Christian Bokhove@cbokhove23 Apr 2024
If you are using D.I. (capitals) Project Follow Through as evidence for direct instruction or (Rosenshine) explicit instruction (or worse, vice versa), I would recommend you revisit those studies (source material, not some of the biased accounts).
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Seems like a bit of a stretch. 😳
Republicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrumpOct 21
Steve Witkoff to Putin: “You talk so much about President Trump being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you, and I thank you.” Sickening!
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How much does America's founding rest on Enlightenment liberalism? On a new ThoughtStretchers Podcast live panel, we explore free speech as the engine of pluralism and restoring civics in K12. Restoring Enlightenment Civics Education wegrowteachers.com/thoughtst…
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I really enjoyed my conversation with Ronnie London from @TheFIREorg, @racheldhumph of @BRInstitute, and @MsLCottrell who works with the @JackMillerCtr. We recorded this live at the DC Festival of Education. The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Restoring Enlightenment Civics | 🔗 👇
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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Restoring Enlightenment Civics wegrowteachers.com/thoughtst…
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The ThoughtStretchers School of Civic Thought thoughtstretchers.org/
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Excited to share our new ThoughtStretchers School of Civic Thought site. A free library on Enlightenment principles, civic & intellectual liberalism, & pluralism, for K-12 teachers, school leaders, policymakers & the organizations that support them. thoughtstretchers.org/
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Two new books in today's mail for likely @ThoughtStretchr Podcast chats.
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Registration ends today! Join us for Inquiry Grow 26, a 2-day design lab for K–12 educators in Louisville, KY. Knowledge-Rich Inquiry, cognitive science, and leave with a standards-aligned unit framework! 👉 Secure your spot now: Inquiry Grow 26 wegrowteachers.com/inquirygr…
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Productive struggle 👇
Monnie ♡
@mooniegirl_Oct 17
The stubbornness will save her life.
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Inquiry teaching includes a spectrum of approaches that depend on the desired academic outcomes and include things like explicit instruction to full on discovery and everything in-between. Some of the loudest SoL educationalists: "Inquiry = discovery learning!"
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Drew Perkins@dperkinsedOct 17
The purpose of school is for...
74%learning.
17%flourishing.
4%college/career prep.
4%sorting.
47 votes • Final results
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