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American Educator, Spring 2012

Volume 36, no. 1

Unions Make Democracy Work

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Putting Students on the Path to Learning

The Case for Fully Guided Instruction
Richard E. Clark, Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller

Principles of Instruction

Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know
Barak Rosenshine

A Model Lesson

Finland Shows Us What Equal Opportunity Looks Like
Pasi Sahlberg

I'll Never Forget Mr. White

A Teacher's Legacy
Andy Waddell

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Why Does Family Wealth Affect Learning?

Daniel T. Willingham