May 6, 2025 • 21 mins
Ever wondered how students can develop the skills they need to thrive in our rapidly changing world? Design thinking might be the key we've been overlooking. This powerful approach to creative problem-solving isn't just changing how students learn—it's transforming how they engage with real challenges in their communities.
What makes design thinking particularly powerful is its focus on abductive reasoning—exploring possibilities rather than asserting truth. This approach has led to remarkable student achievements: fifth graders helping refugees access healthy food, third graders shutting down drug houses, and high school students tackling dropout rates on Native American reservations. These aren't hypothetical exercises but real impacts that demonstrate how young people, when equipped with design thinking skills, can create meaningful change.
As parents and educators, we can support this approach by asking schools about their problem-based learning strategies and reinforcing these concepts at home. When students begin to see that everything from choosing what to wear to planning their day involves solving design problems, they develop a mindset that serves them well in all aspects of life.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
Welcome to another episode of K-12 Education
Untangled.
My name is Dr Kim J Fields,former corporate manager turned
education researcher andadvocate, and I'm the host of
this podcast.
I got into this space afterdealing with some frustrating
interactions with schooleducators and administrators, as
(00:32):
well as experiencing themicroaggressions that I faced as
an African American mom raisingmy two kids, who were in the
public school system.
I really wanted to understandhow teachers were trained and
what the research provided aboutthe challenges of the public
education system.
Once I gained the informationand the insights that I needed,
(00:56):
I was then equipped to be ableto successfully support my
children in their educationalprogress.
This battle-tested experienceis what I provide as action
steps for you to take.
It's like enjoying a bowl ofeducational research with a
sprinkling of mother wisdom ontop.
(01:16):
If you're looking to find outmore about current information
and issues in public educationthat could affect you and your
children, and the action stepsthat you can take to give your
children the advantages theyneed, then you're in the right
place.
Thanks for tuning in today.
I know that staying informedabout K-12 public education
(01:41):
trends and topics is importantto you, so keep listening.
Give me 30 minutes and I'lluntangle the latest trends,
issues and topics pertaining tothis constantly evolving K-12
public education environment.
In this episode, I'll bediscussing how design thinking
(02:05):
impacts learning in K-12classrooms.
We're living in anever-changing world and
sometimes it's difficult foryoung people to find their place
in this world and to make senseof it all.
While they may want to do goodor hope to do good, it's hard
(02:25):
for them to know where to begin.
How can students be equippedwith the skills to interpret,
problem solve and thinkcritically about the information
they encounter?
This is where design thinkingis one way to address these
concerns.
Thinking is one way to addressthese concerns.
(02:48):
It's important that educatorsand parents create space for
your children to think deeplyabout what they care about,
encourage them to ask toughquestions and to take action in
a meaningful way.
I discuss what design thinkingentails and why it's relevant in
today's K-12 public educationclassrooms in this episode.
(03:10):
Let's untangle this.
Design thinking is essentiallycreative problem solving.
Design thinking isn't new,however.
Design thinking isn't new,however.
It's been around since the1960s, although it's changed in
both name and shape over thelast 60 years.
(03:33):
Design thinking is ahuman-centered approach to
problem solving that encouragesempathy, innovation and
creativity within students, withthe purpose of helping them
solve real-world problems.
It is a necessary function ofhow to prepare students for the
(03:57):
complexity of the 21st century.
The basic steps of designthinking are empathize, define,
ida, prototype and test.
The goal is for students tolead with empathy, to identify
and define the problem and thendevelop a realistic solution to
that problem that can be testedand refined with feedback.
(04:19):
The process basically pushesstudents to engage with skills
like critical thinking,creativity, collaboration,
education, empathy and problemsolving Skills that have been
identified as extremelyimportant for successful
functioning in the workplace anddaily life in the 21st century.
(04:41):
The use of design thinking canfoster a healthy relationship
with failure for students.
It frames failure in a positiveway by encouraging students to
look for ways to enhance theirwork through feedback.
Design thinking also has apositive impact on the overall
(05:02):
motivation and engagement ofstudents.
It supports overall academicperformance by developing
critical thinking, teamworkskills and social awareness.
Design thinking is a type ofthinking that's used by students
when engaging in design-basedtasks, like cognitive activities
(05:24):
such as analyzing the situation, defining the problem, modeling
ideas, designing solutions,predicting results, questioning
unexpected outcomes and managingthe design process.
These are the types ofactivities that are typically
involved in STEM classes, allthe types of activities that are
(05:47):
typically involved in STEMclasses.
Design thinking can entailseveral different mindsets, such
as human-centeredness, biastoward action, collaboration,
experimentation, optimism andmindfulness of process.
Design thinkers are typicallyone empathetic toward people's
needs and context.
(06:09):
Two collaboratively gearedtoward embracing diversity.
Three inquisitive and open tonew perspectives and learning.
Four mindful of the process andthinking modes.
5.
Experientially intelligent.
6.
(06:29):
Take action deliberately andovertly.
7.
Consciously creative.
8.
Accepting of uncertainty andopen to risk.
9.
Have the desire anddetermination to make a
difference.
And.
Ten critically questioning.
(06:51):
Design thinking has proven tobe useful in tackling complex
problems that are ill-defined orunknown.
Design thinking is a cyclicalprocess.
There are more than 12 designthinking models utilized by
educators to facilitatestudents' engagement with the
(07:14):
design thinking process.
These models include IDEODiscovery, interpretation,
ideation, experimentation andevolution, and the double
diamond model, which consists ofdiscover, define, develop and
(07:35):
deliver.
Design thinking employs a formof reasoning known as abductive
reasoning, which is distinctfrom traditional deductive and
inductive logic.
Which is distinct fromtraditional deductive and
inductive logic.
Deductive reasoning operatesfrom a general to specific
framework, determining whatnecessarily must be true, while
(07:56):
inductive reasoning moves fromspecific observations to broader
generalizations, focusing onwhat actually is.
Abductive reasoning isconcerned with exploring
possibilities as opposed toasserting truth.
This type of reasoning doesn'taim to declare that a solution
(08:19):
is definitely true or false, butinstead seeks to uncover a
range of potential outcomes orscenarios.
This allows for variouspossibilities and innovative
solutions that may not beimmediately apparent.
The multidisciplinary,collaborative approach utilized
(08:41):
in design thinking lends itselfto diverse perspectives, leading
to multiple creative solutionsand innovations.
The essence of design thinkingis a human-centeredness through
intrinsic motivation.
Another key attribute of designthinking is reiteration.
Reiterated learning isnecessary to build efficacy and
(09:04):
mastery, as well as creativeconfidence and perseverance.
Reiteration enhances theability to think about the
student's own thought processes,as well as to adapt, strategize
, monitor and reflect on his orher learning.
Design thinking has thepotential to build lifelong
(09:27):
learning characteristics instudents.
The design thinking approachhas the potential to elicit
curiosity in students so thatthey develop creative solutions
that can be applied in theworkplace, for example, for
companies to maintain theircompetitive edge.
This requires a competitive andcreative approach.
(09:52):
Design thinking can helpstudents build the skill of
asking strong and relevantquestions instead of how does it
work or asking what wouldhappen if, instead of what I
have seen happened before.
Specifically, questions shouldencourage serious thought about
(10:18):
the user experience.
This entails understanding thepeople who use products, who
they are and what motivates them.
The challenge for middle schooland high school teachers is to
find a way of developing arobust question-asking culture
in the classroom.
(10:38):
Learning to ask the rightquestion is so critical for
student learning that it's beenlisted as the foundation for six
of the 10 quote-unquote futureskills in the 2018 World
Economic Forum's Future of JobsReport.
Developing strong and divergentquestions remains an area of
(11:03):
weakness for many middle schooland high school students.
Their focus currently tends tobe on solution-finding
activities rather than onquestion-asking activities.
Giving young people the space tothink deeply about what they
care about and encourage them toask tough questions as well as
(11:26):
put their ideas into action in ameaningful way, takes a new
approach.
How do you go from theory tothe actions taken by fifth
graders in North Carolina whenthey helped refugees settle into
their new homes and accesshealthy food?
Or when you see third gradersshut down drug houses in Texas?
(11:47):
Or when you watch high schoolstudents combat a 70% high
school dropout rate on theirNative American reservations in
South Dakota?
This transition from theory toaction requires commitment and
passion on the part of bothadult supporters and young
(12:08):
people.
It requires time, tools, trustand the creation of
intentionally plannedopportunities and experiences.
One of the most powerful toolsto catalyze young people to do
good is design thinking.
Young people to do good isdesign thinking.
(12:31):
Design thinking encouragescuriosity and engagement with
real-world problems.
Students can use designthinking to determine the
problems they'd like to solve intheir community, work in teams,
brainstorm solutions,investigate ideas and critically
analyze the ones that they'dlike to do.
This teaches them toincorporate multiple
perspectives and effectivelycommunicate their ideas to
(12:56):
others.
Design thinking embracesfailure and encourages the
iteration of solutions, whilecreating opportunities to learn
key 21st century skills.
One takeaway about designthinking is that those that
participate in the process aretransitioning from designing for
(13:17):
someone to designing withsomeone, and this is how
students can solve problems moreeffectively.
This shift in thinking can beused in all aspects of their
personal lives.
One of the positive effects ofdesign thinking is that it shows
students the powerful role thatdesign plays in the world
(13:42):
around them.
Design is everywhere.
It's in the chair you'resitting in, the way a cell phone
feels in your hand, thearrangement of desks in the
classroom, or the curve of amouse.
When you get up in the morning,you're designing what you're
going to wear.
When you go to work, you'redesigning your route to work.
(14:02):
When you're doing an activitywhere you create something like
a project plan, you're designingthat, and if you see it as a
design problem and you're awareof it, you think about it a
little differently.
Students become more successfulwhen they realize everything
they do is solving a designproblem.
(14:25):
The principles that designthinking nurtures include
empathy, problem definition,iteration and the tolerance of
experimentation.
The question becomes how caneducators reimagine a culture of
school that deeply values thetenets of design thinking?
(14:48):
Schools should use designthinking because design thinking
is a fun, optimistic andhopeful way for teachers and
administrators to work togetherto make their schools better and
students learn more when theywork with teachers,
administrators and parents toactively and openly solve
(15:09):
problems.
Teachers use design thinkingwith students by helping them
apply the skills being taught tosolve problems or to present
information in ways that makesense for the students.
Design thinking gives studentsa deeper experience in their
classroom work.
Researchers and professionaldevelopment leaders are looking
(15:32):
to push more design principlesinto K-12 education as a way of
engaging students, creatingenvironments that inspire
learning, enhancing instructionand bringing relevance to the
curriculum.
Now let's move from listening tothis discussion to applying it.
So what can you do about thistopic of design thinking?
(15:56):
Here are the action steps youcan take regarding this topic.
Design thinking is a great toolfor understanding the role of
design in our lives, and it's atool that your children can
learn and utilize to solveproblems in their communities.
Being aware of this teachingtool can help you ask pertinent
(16:18):
questions of your child'steacher or principal as far as
how they are going aboutproviding students with skill
sets that extend beyond theclassroom.
Are they utilizing place-basededucation, problem-based
learning or design thinking?
Their answer may be eye-openingfor you.
(16:38):
I'm a big proponent ofreinforcing the concepts that
children learn in school withsupplemental materials and
activities at home.
A tool that you can use foractivities for your child to
develop and jumpstart theirdesign thinking skills is the
PBS Kids Design Squad websitethat walks you through the steps
(17:03):
of design thinking and lets youselect a design project.
Again, that's the PBS KidsDesign Squad website.
Check it out.
Here are this episode'stakeaways.
(17:26):
Design thinking is essentiallycreative problem solving.
The principles that designthinking nurtures include
empathy, problem definition,iteration and the tolerance of
experimentation.
One key takeaway about designthinking is that those that
(17:47):
participate in the process aretransitioning from designing for
someone to designing withsomeone, and this is how
students can solve problems moreeffectively.
This shift in thinking can beused in all aspects of their
personal lives.
The multidisciplinary,collaborative approach utilized
(18:09):
in design thinking lends itselfto diverse perspectives, leading
to multiple creative solutionsand innovations.
The essence of design thinkingis a human-centeredness through
intrinsic motivation.
The goal of design thinking isfor students to lead with
empathy, to identify and definea problem, and then develop a
(18:34):
realistic solution to thatproblem that can be tested and
refined with feedback.
The process basically pushesstudents to engage with skills
like critical thinking,creativity, collaboration,
education, empathy and problemsolving, skills that have been
identified as extremelyimportant for successful
(18:57):
functioning in the workplace anddaily life in the 21st century.
If you don't want to miss out onany of the content that I've
provided or what I will providenext, then be sure to subscribe
(19:19):
to my podcast, on whateverplatform you're listening to
this.
If you enjoyed this episode,why not listen to another
episode from my library?
It could take as little as 10minutes of your day, and
remember, new episodes come outevery Tuesday.
Thanks for listening today.
(19:39):
Be sure to come back for moreK-12 educational discussions
with even more exciting topicsto untangle.
Until next time, aim to learnsomething new every day.
Welcome to another episode of K-12 Education
Untangled.
My name is Dr Kim J Fields,former corporate manager turned
education researcher andadvocate, and I'm the host of
this podcast.
I got into this space afterdealing with some frustrating
interactions with schooleducators and administrators, as
(00:32):
well as experiencing themicroaggressions that I faced as
an African American mom raisingmy two kids, who were in the
public school system.
I really wanted to understandhow teachers were trained and
what the research provided aboutthe challenges of the public
education system.
Once I gained the informationand the insights that I needed,
(00:56):
I was then equipped to be ableto successfully support my
children in their educationalprogress.
This battle-tested experienceis what I provide as action
steps for you to take.
It's like enjoying a bowl ofeducational research with a
sprinkling of mother wisdom ontop.
(01:16):
If you're looking to find outmore about current information
and issues in public educationthat could affect you and your
children, and the action stepsthat you can take to give your
children the advantages theyneed, then you're in the right
place.
Thanks for tuning in today.
I know that staying informedabout K-12 public education
(01:41):
trends and topics is importantto you, so keep listening.
Give me 30 minutes and I'lluntangle the latest trends,
issues and topics pertaining tothis constantly evolving K-12
public education environment.
In this episode, I'll bediscussing how design thinking
(02:05):
impacts learning in K-12classrooms.
We're living in anever-changing world and
sometimes it's difficult foryoung people to find their place
in this world and to make senseof it all.
While they may want to do goodor hope to do good, it's hard
(02:25):
for them to know where to begin.
How can students be equippedwith the skills to interpret,
problem solve and thinkcritically about the information
they encounter?
This is where design thinkingis one way to address these
concerns.
Thinking is one way to addressthese concerns.
(02:48):
It's important that educatorsand parents create space for
your children to think deeplyabout what they care about,
encourage them to ask toughquestions and to take action in
a meaningful way.
I discuss what design thinkingentails and why it's relevant in
today's K-12 public educationclassrooms in this episode.
(03:10):
Let's untangle this.
Design thinking is essentiallycreative problem solving.
Design thinking isn't new,however.
Design thinking isn't new,however.
It's been around since the1960s, although it's changed in
both name and shape over thelast 60 years.
(03:33):
Design thinking is ahuman-centered approach to
problem solving that encouragesempathy, innovation and
creativity within students, withthe purpose of helping them
solve real-world problems.
It is a necessary function ofhow to prepare students for the
(03:57):
complexity of the 21st century.
The basic steps of designthinking are empathize, define,
ida, prototype and test.
The goal is for students tolead with empathy, to identify
and define the problem and thendevelop a realistic solution to
that problem that can be testedand refined with feedback.
(04:19):
The process basically pushesstudents to engage with skills
like critical thinking,creativity, collaboration,
education, empathy and problemsolving Skills that have been
identified as extremelyimportant for successful
functioning in the workplace anddaily life in the 21st century.
(04:41):
The use of design thinking canfoster a healthy relationship
with failure for students.
It frames failure in a positiveway by encouraging students to
look for ways to enhance theirwork through feedback.
Design thinking also has apositive impact on the overall
(05:02):
motivation and engagement ofstudents.
It supports overall academicperformance by developing
critical thinking, teamworkskills and social awareness.
Design thinking is a type ofthinking that's used by students
when engaging in design-basedtasks, like cognitive activities
(05:24):
such as analyzing the situation, defining the problem, modeling
ideas, designing solutions,predicting results, questioning
unexpected outcomes and managingthe design process.
These are the types ofactivities that are typically
involved in STEM classes, allthe types of activities that are
(05:47):
typically involved in STEMclasses.
Design thinking can entailseveral different mindsets, such
as human-centeredness, biastoward action, collaboration,
experimentation, optimism andmindfulness of process.
Design thinkers are typicallyone empathetic toward people's
needs and context.
(06:09):
Two collaboratively gearedtoward embracing diversity.
Three inquisitive and open tonew perspectives and learning.
Four mindful of the process andthinking modes.
5.
Experientially intelligent.
6.
(06:29):
Take action deliberately andovertly.
7.
Consciously creative.
8.
Accepting of uncertainty andopen to risk.
9.
Have the desire anddetermination to make a
difference.
And.
Ten critically questioning.
(06:51):
Design thinking has proven tobe useful in tackling complex
problems that are ill-defined orunknown.
Design thinking is a cyclicalprocess.
There are more than 12 designthinking models utilized by
educators to facilitatestudents' engagement with the
(07:14):
design thinking process.
These models include IDEODiscovery, interpretation,
ideation, experimentation andevolution, and the double
diamond model, which consists ofdiscover, define, develop and
(07:35):
deliver.
Design thinking employs a formof reasoning known as abductive
reasoning, which is distinctfrom traditional deductive and
inductive logic.
Which is distinct fromtraditional deductive and
inductive logic.
Deductive reasoning operatesfrom a general to specific
framework, determining whatnecessarily must be true, while
(07:56):
inductive reasoning moves fromspecific observations to broader
generalizations, focusing onwhat actually is.
Abductive reasoning isconcerned with exploring
possibilities as opposed toasserting truth.
This type of reasoning doesn'taim to declare that a solution
(08:19):
is definitely true or false, butinstead seeks to uncover a
range of potential outcomes orscenarios.
This allows for variouspossibilities and innovative
solutions that may not beimmediately apparent.
The multidisciplinary,collaborative approach utilized
(08:41):
in design thinking lends itselfto diverse perspectives, leading
to multiple creative solutionsand innovations.
The essence of design thinkingis a human-centeredness through
intrinsic motivation.
Another key attribute of designthinking is reiteration.
Reiterated learning isnecessary to build efficacy and
(09:04):
mastery, as well as creativeconfidence and perseverance.
Reiteration enhances theability to think about the
student's own thought processes,as well as to adapt, strategize
, monitor and reflect on his orher learning.
Design thinking has thepotential to build lifelong
(09:27):
learning characteristics instudents.
The design thinking approachhas the potential to elicit
curiosity in students so thatthey develop creative solutions
that can be applied in theworkplace, for example, for
companies to maintain theircompetitive edge.
This requires a competitive andcreative approach.
(09:52):
Design thinking can helpstudents build the skill of
asking strong and relevantquestions instead of how does it
work or asking what wouldhappen if, instead of what I
have seen happened before.
Specifically, questions shouldencourage serious thought about
(10:18):
the user experience.
This entails understanding thepeople who use products, who
they are and what motivates them.
The challenge for middle schooland high school teachers is to
find a way of developing arobust question-asking culture
in the classroom.
(10:38):
Learning to ask the rightquestion is so critical for
student learning that it's beenlisted as the foundation for six
of the 10 quote-unquote futureskills in the 2018 World
Economic Forum's Future of JobsReport.
Developing strong and divergentquestions remains an area of
(11:03):
weakness for many middle schooland high school students.
Their focus currently tends tobe on solution-finding
activities rather than onquestion-asking activities.
Giving young people the space tothink deeply about what they
care about and encourage them toask tough questions as well as
(11:26):
put their ideas into action in ameaningful way, takes a new
approach.
How do you go from theory tothe actions taken by fifth
graders in North Carolina whenthey helped refugees settle into
their new homes and accesshealthy food?
Or when you see third gradersshut down drug houses in Texas?
(11:47):
Or when you watch high schoolstudents combat a 70% high
school dropout rate on theirNative American reservations in
South Dakota?
This transition from theory toaction requires commitment and
passion on the part of bothadult supporters and young
(12:08):
people.
It requires time, tools, trustand the creation of
intentionally plannedopportunities and experiences.
One of the most powerful toolsto catalyze young people to do
good is design thinking.
Young people to do good isdesign thinking.
(12:31):
Design thinking encouragescuriosity and engagement with
real-world problems.
Students can use designthinking to determine the
problems they'd like to solve intheir community, work in teams,
brainstorm solutions,investigate ideas and critically
analyze the ones that they'dlike to do.
This teaches them toincorporate multiple
perspectives and effectivelycommunicate their ideas to
(12:56):
others.
Design thinking embracesfailure and encourages the
iteration of solutions, whilecreating opportunities to learn
key 21st century skills.
One takeaway about designthinking is that those that
participate in the process aretransitioning from designing for
(13:17):
someone to designing withsomeone, and this is how
students can solve problems moreeffectively.
This shift in thinking can beused in all aspects of their
personal lives.
One of the positive effects ofdesign thinking is that it shows
students the powerful role thatdesign plays in the world
(13:42):
around them.
Design is everywhere.
It's in the chair you'resitting in, the way a cell phone
feels in your hand, thearrangement of desks in the
classroom, or the curve of amouse.
When you get up in the morning,you're designing what you're
going to wear.
When you go to work, you'redesigning your route to work.
(14:02):
When you're doing an activitywhere you create something like
a project plan, you're designingthat, and if you see it as a
design problem and you're awareof it, you think about it a
little differently.
Students become more successfulwhen they realize everything
they do is solving a designproblem.
(14:25):
The principles that designthinking nurtures include
empathy, problem definition,iteration and the tolerance of
experimentation.
The question becomes how caneducators reimagine a culture of
school that deeply values thetenets of design thinking?
(14:48):
Schools should use designthinking because design thinking
is a fun, optimistic andhopeful way for teachers and
administrators to work togetherto make their schools better and
students learn more when theywork with teachers,
administrators and parents toactively and openly solve
(15:09):
problems.
Teachers use design thinkingwith students by helping them
apply the skills being taught tosolve problems or to present
information in ways that makesense for the students.
Design thinking gives studentsa deeper experience in their
classroom work.
Researchers and professionaldevelopment leaders are looking
(15:32):
to push more design principlesinto K-12 education as a way of
engaging students, creatingenvironments that inspire
learning, enhancing instructionand bringing relevance to the
curriculum.
Now let's move from listening tothis discussion to applying it.
So what can you do about thistopic of design thinking?
(15:56):
Here are the action steps youcan take regarding this topic.
Design thinking is a great toolfor understanding the role of
design in our lives, and it's atool that your children can
learn and utilize to solveproblems in their communities.
Being aware of this teachingtool can help you ask pertinent
(16:18):
questions of your child'steacher or principal as far as
how they are going aboutproviding students with skill
sets that extend beyond theclassroom.
Are they utilizing place-basededucation, problem-based
learning or design thinking?
Their answer may be eye-openingfor you.
(16:38):
I'm a big proponent ofreinforcing the concepts that
children learn in school withsupplemental materials and
activities at home.
A tool that you can use foractivities for your child to
develop and jumpstart theirdesign thinking skills is the
PBS Kids Design Squad websitethat walks you through the steps
(17:03):
of design thinking and lets youselect a design project.
Again, that's the PBS KidsDesign Squad website.
Check it out.
Here are this episode'stakeaways.
(17:26):
Design thinking is essentiallycreative problem solving.
The principles that designthinking nurtures include
empathy, problem definition,iteration and the tolerance of
experimentation.
One key takeaway about designthinking is that those that
(17:47):
participate in the process aretransitioning from designing for
someone to designing withsomeone, and this is how
students can solve problems moreeffectively.
This shift in thinking can beused in all aspects of their
personal lives.
The multidisciplinary,collaborative approach utilized
(18:09):
in design thinking lends itselfto diverse perspectives, leading
to multiple creative solutionsand innovations.
The essence of design thinkingis a human-centeredness through
intrinsic motivation.
The goal of design thinking isfor students to lead with
empathy, to identify and definea problem, and then develop a
(18:34):
realistic solution to thatproblem that can be tested and
refined with feedback.
The process basically pushesstudents to engage with skills
like critical thinking,creativity, collaboration,
education, empathy and problemsolving, skills that have been
identified as extremelyimportant for successful
(18:57):
functioning in the workplace anddaily life in the 21st century.
If you don't want to miss out onany of the content that I've
provided or what I will providenext, then be sure to subscribe
(19:19):
to my podcast, on whateverplatform you're listening to
this.
If you enjoyed this episode,why not listen to another
episode from my library?
It could take as little as 10minutes of your day, and
remember, new episodes come outevery Tuesday.
Thanks for listening today.
(19:39):
Be sure to come back for moreK-12 educational discussions
with even more exciting topicsto untangle.
Until next time, aim to learnsomething new every day.
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