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		<title>How Language Arts Teachers Will Save Democracy</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Democracy literally means rule by the people. Yet in practice, democracy means that the important decisions within a society are made through public discussions, often among elected representatives. To play a productive role in political discussions, you need a set of skills that do not come naturally, which is why they have traditionally been taught &#8230; <a href="http://nottrivialbook.com/2016/11/20/how-language-arts-teachers-will-save-democracy/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "How Language Arts Teachers Will Save Democracy"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Should Children Learn to Read What the Writer Actually Wrote?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a writer, I choose my words carefully. As an editor, I have helped many other writers choose their words carefully. So do I want readers to be able to read the exact words that were actually written? Of course I do! That seems like a stupid question. However, some prominent professors of education have &#8230; <a href="http://nottrivialbook.com/2012/03/16/should-children-learn-to-read-what-the-writer-actually-wrote/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Should Children Learn to Read What the Writer Actually Wrote?"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Does Your Child Need Drugs or Phonics?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Endicott Thomas]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the 1920s, a medical doctor named Samuel T. Orton was studying a new and disturbing epidemic that was being called congenital word blindness. Large numbers of children with normal vision, hearing, and intelligence were mysteriously failing to learn to read. Many of these children then went on to develop emotional and behavior problems. All &#8230; <a href="http://nottrivialbook.com/2012/03/09/does-your-child-need-drugs-or-phonics/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Does Your Child Need Drugs or Phonics?"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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