The Talking Stems

Teacher: I would say to them, okay, I've noticed that our discussions lately have been surface level. And let's figure out a way we can have deeper discussions because when you do go to middle school, that's what's going to be expected of you. So then they get excited, right? They're like, okay, she has high expectations. We can do this. It's not going to be perfect after one time. But let's give it a try. As you get older, that is more natural. You're not going to say, let's discuss this question I came up with for the text. It's gonna be like, hey, did anyone else