Education Quote by James Crawford

“educators of English learners should be well-versed in theories of second language acquisition and in methodologies such as sheltering and scaffolding. Their work should…

— James Crawford

“Advancing no particular theory of their own, some insist that explicit teaching of grammar, vocabulary, semantics, pragmatics, and even pronunciation is necessary because students…

— James Crawford

“sheltered classes are for intermediate [language learners], not beginners.” The reason should be obvious: “It is extremely difficult to teach subject matter to those…

— James Crawford

“new strategies in teaching and learning English language”

— Wilga Rivers

“not focusing on language turns out to be an effective way to teach language in sheltered classrooms, especially the kind of academic language that…

— James Crawford

“Scaffolding is applied in this context, not to engage students through authentic and meaningful activities, but to transmit a designated set of skills and…

— James Crawford

All genuine learning is active, not passive.

— Mortimer Adler

If learners do not have a roof under which they can learn we are already setting them up for failure.

— Zozibini Tunzi

The teacher "teaches" and the students "sit and listen" or learn passively.

— Joseph Barrell

We must teach more by example than by word.

— Mary MacKillop

“A classroom is like a Greenhouse where the teacher must provide essential amenities like knowledge and life-skill with patience and empathy, control temperatures and…

— Kavita Bhupta Ghosh

Part of the beauty of wilderness schooling is that the overheads are very low. You want a classroom? Build a shelter from nature's store.…

— Ben Fogle