“Without ongoing training in tailoring instruction to individual learners (and support in doing so), “fault” for underperformance or disengagement from learning is frequently shifted to the child: The child is lazy, has an attitude problem, or refuses to work up… — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
“But if you believe that adults can ‘make’ children learn well—in the absence of or in defiance of a child’s inner sense of confident engagement with the power of discovery and mastery—then, in my view, you are placing that child… — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
“Without ongoing training in tailoring instruction to individual learners (and support in doing so), “fault” for underperformance or disengagement from learning is frequently shifted… — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
“But if you believe that adults can ‘make’ children learn well—in the absence of or in defiance of a child’s inner sense of confident… — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
Like jilted and disappointed lovers, some of my students just want to be left alone. — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
In fact, I think that our society expects schools to get students to the point where they do things only for outside rewards. People… — Kirsten Olson Copy Share Image
