Yes, Tell Them.  But Don't "Just Tell Them."

February 28, 2026

Direct and explicit instruction are roaring back.  Chances are that if you're not already in the midst of an explicit teaching initiative, you will be soon.

New books on the topic of explicit teaching are being cited and circulated as well, the most popular of which seems to be Just Tell Them by Zach Gronshell.  

​Forego other teaching practices, and "... just freaking tell them," (p. 98) Gronshell says to close his book.

Yikes.

Results Update #4 (Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics)

February 7, 2026

When I started chronicling my efforts to Build A Thinking Classroom in Mathematics two and a half years ago, I wanted to help fill in some of the blanks that others seemed to be searching for answers to.  One of those big ones was...

Where are the test scores?

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