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Carl's Journey from Musician to Teacher and his Encounter with Cognitive Psychology
In this chapter, Carl shares his background as a musician, his transition to studying English literature and becoming a teacher. He discusses his disillusionment with academic language, his focus on writing books for teachers, and his encounter with cognitive psychology. The speaker also talks about their own background as a musician and their interest in understanding how people learn, as well as their experience in an inner city school and their interest in implementing research on cognitive architecture in real classrooms.