We can help our students gain the capacity to tackle unforeseen problems by emphasizing comprehension

We can also introduce students to what community organizers call "relational power" when we use cooperative learning activities and invite as much participatory democracy in the classroom as possible.

we can build relationships with students so we can learn their self-interests, hopes, and dreams, and be better prepared to more explicitly connect lessons to them. We can praise effort and specific actions more than intelligence. And we can encourage cooperative learning.

Good leaders also teach others.

"We learn 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we see and hear, 70% of what we say or write...[and] 90% of what we teach.”

Teaching others not only requires students to reread and return to learned material but it also enhances self-confidence and provides good modeling for peers.

When peers teach one another, they develop respect for each others’ judgment and expertise.

We can also develop student leadership by creating opportunities for students to take collective action to improve their community