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• "The difference between empowering and traditional pedagogy has to do with the positive or negative feelings students can develop for the learning process."
• In order to empower students to do well in school, we need to make it a positive experience for them.  That means making sure they are comfortable with how they are being taught.  If a student does not have a positive feeling about being educated, they may not value school and this can either harm or end their school experience.
• "People are naturally curious. They are born learners. Education can either develop or stifle their inclination to ask why and to learn...If the students' task is to memorize rule, and existing knowledge, without questioning the subject matter, their potential of critical thought and action will be restricted."
• Education needs to reflect people's natural curiosity, as that will only help us teach people.  If we teach both the what and the why; students will be more invested in their own education.
• “Students in empowering classes should be expected to develop skills and knowledge as well as high expectations for themselves. their education. and their futures”
• By giving students a feeling of having weight and value within a classroom, they will not only see value in themselves now, but also in their futures.