There is no such thing a boring content. In the hands of a great teacher...even if as teachers we doubt that we can make it so...this doubt puts us at risk of undercutting it: watering it down or apologizing for teaching it.

Doug Lemov
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There is no such thing as boring content, in the hands of a great teacher, even if we teachers are doubtful that we can make it so, this doubt puts us at risk of undercutting it: watering it down or apologizing for teaching it. Instead, with this quote, we are given encouragement that all that is important is what is being taught. This is an interesting way of looking at content. It is obvious that not everything should be taught to every person.

Some are more gifted in certain things than others, yet when teachers teach they must always convey what is important to the students in the classroom. The important thing when teaching content is to teach all that can be taught in a way that will allow each student to understand.

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