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> [Our thinking tends to be hazy, hasty, narrow, or sprawling-causal terms for impulsive. Just like anything else, thinking skills require upkeep. If they aren't nourished, they'll fade away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/our-thinking-tends-to-be-hazy-hasty-narrow-or-sprawling-causal-terms/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

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## More by David Perkins

> [One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/one-barrier-is-the-impoverishment-of-classroom-language-the-failure/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [Our thinking tends to be hazy, hasty, narrow, or sprawling-causal terms for impulsive. Just like anything else, thinking skills require upkeep. If they aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/our-thinking-tends-to-be-hazy-hasty-narrow-or-sprawling-causal-terms/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [Sometimes the Good is the enemy of the BEST!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/sometimes-the-good-is-the-enemy-of-the-best/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/the-metaphor-coaching-with-sports-is-meant-quite-seriously-the-coach/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [Learning is a consequence of thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/learning-is-a-consequence-of-thinking/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/in-order-for-the-brain-to-comprehend-the-heart-must-first-listen/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/teachers-and-administrators-sleepwalk-through-their-responsibilities/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... '…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/we-know-at-lot-more-now-than-the-last-time-around-the-1960s-and-1970s/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

> [Education ultimately depends on what happens in classrooms... between teachers and learners. That is fundamental.'... 'I hope that teachers will discover the optimism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perkins/education-ultimately-depends-on-what-happens-in-classrooms-between/)

[David Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perkins/)

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