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“In the 1930s, he came up with an approach he calls “earned and deserved.”“I believe, in order to be fair to all students, a teacher must give each individual student the treatment he earns and deserves. The most unfair thing to do is to treat all of them the same.”

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Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices
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“Our relationship was forged slowly over time, and strengthened by the combination of the intense fire of his high expectations and my determination to learn. It matured when it became a “learning relationship” and my respect for him caught up with his respect for me.”

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Book:You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices
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“There are actually eight laws of learning—Demonstration, Explanation, Imitation, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, Repetition, and Repetition. The importance of repetition until automaticity cannot be overstated. Repetition is the key to learning. There is absolutely no substitute for repetition. I believe in learning by repetition to the point where everything becomes automatic… the best teacher is repetition, day after day, throughout the season.” - John Wooden”

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