March Lunch and Learn

If memorizing facts made students intelligent, wouldn’t Google be the smartest student in the room?  Yet every day, we ask children to memorize information they can instantly look up—while struggling to teach them how to use that information in meaningful ways.  Students are overwhelmed with facts, but too often they are not taught how to analyze, question, connect, or apply what they know.

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Deep thinking happens when children grapple with confusion.  It is in those moments—when answers are not immediate—that critical thinking develops. When we shift our focus from memorization to thinking, we help students recognize patterns, understand cause and effect, compare ideas, and make meaningful connections. That is how information becomes understanding—and how learners become thinkers.

Bring your own lunch, we will provide dessert and drinks.