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Many of my high school students lack “conceptual knowledge.” They have heard words such as racism, communism, capitalism, and socialism – but they don’t understand these terms in nuanced ways.  A nuanced thinker doesn’t understand a concept in terms of being “good” or “bad.” Instead, when a person truly grasps or understands a topic, they begin seeing the complexity of concepts. They start saying things such as “it depends,” and they start seeing the limitation […]

Many of ELL’s love soccer stars. One way to engage these students is by creating a lesson devoted to one of these stars. Here is an example lesson. Step 1: Ask students if they know who Neymar is. Then let them explain to you (in their own words) who he is. I have my students try to explain in 10 words or less. Step 2: Turn off the lights, turn up the volume, and play […]