Teach content outrageously to develop deep learning in at-risk students

Education reforms are doomed to fail if they don’t get at the underlying reasons students are learning. Stanley Pogrow has found that one hidden barrier to learning is that curriculum and instruction are not presented in engaging or entertaining ways. He describes how he has observed teachers incorporating dramatic scenarios into lessons. These approaches get students excited about creative problem-solving using curriculum content. He urges teacher education programs to offer instruction in the use of drama and schools to give teachers freedom to use these techniques.