Practices to support teachers. “What’s the point, Mrs. Adams?” asked Brian. I will never forget the confused yet honest look on my 8th grade student’s face when he asked me this question after I had concluded my riveting lecture about the causes of the Civil War. “What do you mean?” I asked. Brian again repeated,
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