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Chapter 4, which I just finished, is about background knowledge. I knew it was important. It would be great if all the teachers at my school read this book.

I'm still enjoying it, but it takes so long to finish something in Japanese... I will probably read something about an adult next.

Has the kanji 畠 changed to 畑 over the years?

Hmm, Chap 7 did get me wondering specifically about big ideas in units of inquiry.

Not exclusively, but I used to teach whole class books, and I remember mourning the loss when we were encouraged to stop. So I'm glad the authors encourage it as an important part of a reading programs, though I didn't organize them then the way they suggest. I would like to give this method a go...!

I haven't been able to carve out enough time for Japanese lately. Life is not fair, people!

Chap 7, which I will begin next, is about teaching conceptually. I have been doing that for years. Yet, based on past chapters of this book, I am confident I will have some aha moments.

Chapter 3 is about fluency. I am at a point in my life where this is the kind of thing that excites me!

I'm in Ch 6 which is about systems thinking. It is a good thing I didn't think I already know everything.

Chapter 2 is about attention, and I hope everyone on Goodreads can agree that "reading socially leads to better reading"!

The most recent chapter I read was about the school's library. That better not sound boring to you!

Almost finished with Ch. 1, which gives an amazingly motivating explanation of the other chapters and the "seven core arguments" the book is built on.

The introduction and half the first chapter. Thought-provoking. I'm very interested in getting to the chapters where research is "translated" into teacher planning / classroom activities!

The chapter I just read describes a lot of non-Japanese at the ski resort when the author was in first grade. Just like these days!

The chapter I just read focused on perspective-taking and perspective-getting. It was humbling and transformative. I feel my mind has been sharpened.

This story is amazing! Teenage narrators who are amusing. Scary supernatural evil creatures. Magic. Humor. Big ideas and unique, distinct thoughts and voice.

This is a classic for good reason. The narrative voice, one that looks back and tells the story from a future perspective, is nostalgic and charming.

Reading about knowledge, skills, concepts, dispositions and action is nothing new, so it is nice and surprising for it to come together differently; and to give me some ideas!