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Why Students Sometimes Learn More When the Teacher Talks Less
Why Students Sometimes Learn More When the Teacher Talks Less | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Why Students Sometimes Learn More When the Teacher Talks Less

The Difference Between Explaining Knowledge and Creating Conditions for Independent Thinking A teacher asks a question. The student hesitates. Three seconds pass. The teacher offers a hint. The student begins to answer but stops. The teacher explains the problem, demonstrates the solution and provides another example. The student nods. Everything is clear. But there is […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 08.11.2026 • 14 min read
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