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• It produces energy. It builds community. It allows us to reach our potential.
• “The child begins to perceive the world not only through its eyes but also through its speech.
• This is why it is often difficult for new teachers to learn classroom management and organization from experienced teachers. What appears to happen effortlessly in well-managed classrooms is actually the result of established routines.
• At its best, a culture of thinking lifts up the individual to achieve heights that he or she could not reach alone.
• This best-selling book documents one aspect of teachers' development of a culture of thinking: the use of thinking routines as tools to make thinking visible.