Reasoning Together

On the science and craft of dialogue

Knowing When to Say Nothing

A few strategic seconds of silence can lead to dramatically improved language development in children, learning among students, and problem solving by teams.

How to Prevent a Student From Thinking

Have you ever dreaded being "called on" by a teacher? What did you learn from that experience?

A Good School Is an Integrated School

What makes a school a “good school”? Grade point averages and standardized test scores? Class sizes? Or "sustained intergroup contact"?

Why Can't We Reason With Each Other? We Never Learned How

Democracy requires that we talk to each other across our differences. Is that something we can learn in school?