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Sep 2025
1h 22m

"Soul-Destroying" Or Empowering Pedagogy...

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Drew Perkins talks with Karen Vaites about navigating educational tribalism, the "Science of Learning," and the impact of knowledge-rich, coherent curricula on student outcomes.

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