Ep. 33- Explicit Teaching is not the Enemy
From Use It or Don't by Derrick Bright
February 24, 2026 · 8 min · Season 2 · Episode 13
About this episode
Derrick Bright discusses the value of explicit teaching and critiques discovery learning based on insights from the book 'Just Tell Them' by Josh Groshell.
In this episode I talk about a new book, Just Tell Them by Josh Groshell, I have been reading about the value of explicit teaching and just a gentle pushback on discovery learning.
Topics covered
- explicit teaching
- discovery learning
- education
Keywords
- education
- teaching methods
- learning
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Just Tell Them
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