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Schools are safe havens where children should be able to learn and grow in a supportive atmosphere. At home, parents have the ability to monitor their children’s intake of consumer products by limiting television and internet usage, and helping them engage critically with the content they see. But if we allow advertising in any form in our schools, we run directly counter to the message educational institutions are trying to promote: that these are places of learning, not selling.

as long as the remix is significantly altered from the original—should remix be permitted by law

We traditionally think of reading in terms of sounding out words, understanding the meaning of those words, and putting those words into some contextual understanding.

If the kind of text our students are encountering in these online travels is embedded with so many links and media, and if those texts are connected to other associated pages (with even more links and media), hosted by who-knows-whom, the act of reading online quickly becomes an act of hunting for treasure, with red herrings all over the place that can easily divert one’s attention.

As educators, we need to take a closer look at what online reading is all about and think about how we can help our students not only navigate with comprehension but also understand the underlying structure of this world.

Routine is a great deadener of attention.

When you follow the same routines at home, folding the laundry or doing the dishes, your mind goes on automatic pilot.

same generic suite of teaching activities: listen to a lecture, take notes, ask some questions, talk in groups.

consistently use basic motivation strategies.

we need to ensure that we are implementing a series of factors that elevate our students' focus and level of concern.

Your odds of keeping your students on task go up when you mix things up and keep the energy feeling fresh.

biggest challenge of the pandemic was not that I was depressed but just, every day became the same thing. It kind of became, like, boring and saddening because this isn’t what I’m used to.