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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Oct 2013

    We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.

    6:33 PM - 29 Oct 2013
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      2. grink ✨‏ @Grink 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson you can lead a kid to book but you can't make him drink. I mean learn. You can horse a drink to book. Wait.

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      2. Jason Pollock‏Verified account @Jason_Pollock 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.” - @NeilTyson

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      2. Tay‏ @IamTay 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson A good teacher will get them excited, create curiosity in their students. Bad teacher pounds desk, demands rote regurgitation.

        3 replies 4 retweets 13 likes
      3. Time for Fall...ing in Love with Me  💜‏ @QueenofTacos 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @IamTay

        .@IamTay @neiltyson What about the good teachers constrained by strict "teach the test" rules at school? How can they find the balance?

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      4. Tay‏ @IamTay 30 Oct 2013
        Replying to @QueenofTacos

        @QueenofTacos @neiltyson I understand standards,expected accomplishments at given level, teach the child, not test. We're not assembly line.

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      5. Eli‏ @TrailLurker 30 Oct 2013
        Replying to @IamTay

        @IamTay @QueenofTacos @neiltyson States and districts have made education "assembly lines". Not the teachers' fault.

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      6. Tay‏ @IamTay 30 Oct 2013
        Replying to @TrailLurker

        @TrailLurker Agree. "Lawmakers" don't understand that we teach individuals.I always taught to child's strength.Tests don't always show that.

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      1. Mark Hanrahan‏ @MarkHanrahan20 29 Oct 2013
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        Think about it RT @neiltyson We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.

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      2. Greg Laden‏ @gregladen 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Also, we don't respect the learning time we have: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2013/10/29/chaos-in-the-classroom-and-how-to-replace-it-with-learning/ …

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      3. Agent 666‏Verified account @JenniferRaff 29 Oct 2013
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        @gregladen @neiltyson Although I came to value one disruption: leaving high school early to go work on my research in a university lab!

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      4. Greg Laden‏ @gregladen 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JenniferRaff

        My wife, a bio teacher, works summers at the U in a lab. She's hooked up many students some are now in GS @JenniferRaff @neiltyson

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      5. Agent 666‏Verified account @JenniferRaff 29 Oct 2013
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        @gregladen @neiltyson Giving them a project of their own to work on is the absolute best way to get kids excited about science!

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      1. Steve Cox‏Verified account @RealSteveCox 29 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Unless you want to teach people what they already believe they know, they aren't interested...

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      1. Kinzie J‏ @KinzieF 29 Oct 2013
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        “@neiltyson: We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.”🙌🙌🙌🙌 PREACH

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