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"A valuable book for parents, educators, and policymakers."
William Deresiewicz, author of Excellent Sheep
As an educational researcher, Denise Bressler has spent a lot of time in today's classrooms, and she is deeply concerned. Students are largely disengaged and unmotivated. How can that be? Learning should be
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Denise M. Bressler
Denise Bressler was the quintessential goody two-shoes. She was the Honor Graduate at her high school, graduated from Princeton University, and earned her Ph.D. from Lehigh University. Now, Denise is an educational researcher and reformer with a penchant for putting excessive enthusiasm into her academic writing.
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