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...This is the core of my teaching philosophy. I believe in a more interactive teaching experience in which the student does almost as much speaking as the instructor. Students learn by being challenged and by doing, not by simply listening to an instructor speaking while they sit and take notes. Sitting and taking notes does not increase retention... read more