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a. Tell them to keep their lame opinions to themselves. b. Just keep tellin’ himself that his opinions are right and to not get caught up in all their weirdness. c. Say nothing. Try not to listen or let it bother him.
d. Keep his mind open! Jason doesn’t have to buy into their opinions, or change his core values or beliefs, but knowing how others think and understanding why they think it (right or wrong) is a tasty morsel of knowledge to add to his schema, and an opportunity to practice articulating his own ideas.
4. The teachers at Max’s school are emphasizing college readiness, so they’re challenging students to s-t-r-e-t-c-h their brains and become active learners. They want students to question, analyze, dissect ideas, reflect, debate, wonder, disagree, and compare! This makes Max unhappy. He prefers rote and recite learning. He reviews the materials and memorizes for tests. He worries his test scores will fall if he changes his learning strategies. Explain to Max why it’s worth embracing his teachers’ active learning challenge. _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Decorate the word wall with active learning terms from the chart on pages 105-106. PRODUCT PREVIEW
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