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“You may have students draw the image for 5 minutes before describing what they see, or they could keep a running list of everything they see as the observation time progress, and others ask students to describe the image as they would to a person who cannot see it.

Although you may have extensive background information on the image(s) being shared, they should resist the urge to share that information at this stage as it may hinders students’ ability to form their own observations.

ARVADA, Colo. — A new conservative school board majority here in the Denver suburbs recently proposed a curriculum-review committee to promote patriotism, respect for authority and free enterprise and to guard against educational materials that “encourage or condone civil disorder.” In response, hundreds of students, teachers and parents gave the board their own lesson in civil disobedience.

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The student walkout came after a bitter school board election last year and months of acrimony over charter schools, teacher pay, kindergarten expansion and, now, the proposed review committee, which would evaluate Advanced Placement United States history and elementary school health classes.