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More on Books and Reading

Dec 1st, 2007 | By Eric Hoefler | Category: Education/Literacy

Over the last week or so, reading and the role of books have been popping up everywhere, it seems:

Reading is getting a lot of play in the press: the NEA warned that Americans are reading less and their proficiency is declining, though it appears the NEA needs to learn how to read data. Then, [...]



Helping Students Cheat

Nov 7th, 2006 | By Eric Hoefler | Category: Education/Literacy

I’ve been thinking lately about the difference between teaching knowledge and teaching skills. As the internet changes how we find and use knowledge, it becomes increasingly clear that what we should be teaching are the skills: research, critical analysis, writing, reading a variety of texts, speaking and presenting, etc.
When I hear teachers bemoan the [...]