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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/40-years-after-a-nation-at-risk-could-curriculum-reform-finally-move-the-needle-on-academic-improvement/">https://www.the74million.org/article/40-years-after-a-nation-at-risk-could-curriculum-reform-finally-move-the-needle-on-academic-improvement/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Gifted musicians in an orchestra generally do not write the symphonies they play. We do not think less of a talented actor who merely performs but did not write a Shakespearean tragedy. Great chefs need not be farmers, butchers, or fishermen.
Teachers, by noteworthy contrast, are expected to be both expert lesson deliverers and instruction designers.”</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bryan Wickman,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:bwickman@nifdi.org"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">bwickman@nifdi.org</span></a><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">541.485.1973<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Plan on attending this in-person training!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">50th National Direct Instruction Conference & Institutes<br>
</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">July 15–19, 2024 in Eugene, OR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>Celebrate 50 years of providing the most comprehensive offering of Direct Instruction training and information available anywhere! <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Download a brochure and register at
</span><a href="https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/events-calendar/training-event/eugene2024.html"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/events-calendar/training-event/eugene2024.html</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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