"When I was a teacher, I often used the analogy of a washrag to illustrate how to get children ready to learn. Take a washrag, twist it up tight, put it into a pail of water, and it will soak up very little liquid. Take that same washrag, loosen it, shake it out, then dip it back into that pail, and it will come up soaking wet, just full of water" --Madeline Cartwright

Ms. Cartwright has the right idea. I want my students to explore and grab all of the information that they need to understand the past and the present world.

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