John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in …

Alfie Kohn
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John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness, not in the greater strain it imposes. ✨ Alfie Kohn (2007). The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, p.72, Da Capo Press
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John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater thoughtfulness, not in the greater strain it imposes. ✨ Alfie Kohn (2007). The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing, p.72, Da Capo Press

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