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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. 

Lies We Believe

March 11, 2013 in Theory & Policy

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Lies we believeSomeone I looked up to once said, “Those that know, do; those that can't, teach.” I believed this at the time. That idea kept me out of the teaching profession for at least 10 years.

I've since learned that the actual proverb is from Aristotle, and it goes like this:

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

This makes much more sense to me.

What lies have you believed?

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.

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