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1 " When you grow up in a home where dysfunction renders you invisible and silent, it can foster deep rage to come to school where this dysfunction is perpetuated by adult after adult who demands that you sit down, be quiet, and listen to what we have to say. "
― Shanna Peeples
2 " I've come to believe in my bones that children - especially children in poverty - are desperate for an education to help them discover a sense of meaning and purpose. Yet, we have decided to narrow our focus to academic achievement, which creates an unhealthy fixation on grades as a sole indicator of self-worth. "
― Shanna Peeples , Think Like Socrates: Using Questions to Invite Wonder and Empathy Into the Classroom, Grades 4-12
3 " We can design our teaching for wonder rather than performance, for curiosity rather than testing, and for innovation rather than compliance. All of it starts with welcoming and valuing the inquisitiveness already inside our students. "
