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S2 E1: It’s Not Just Reading
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In the 1960s, an education outsider named Zig Engelmann begins challenging conventional ideas about what young children can learn. He teaches his 4-year-old twins basic algebra. But he has a hard time getting anyone in education to take him seriously, until a professor gives him a chance to see if his ideas will work in a classroom. Read: What is Direct Instruction? Video: The 5 key concepts of DI Video: Who was Zig Engelmann? Read: Transcript of this episode Support: Donate to APM Reports Email us: soldastory@apmreports.org Call us: (612) 888-7323 More: soldastory.org Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a weekly email newsletter from host Emily Hanford .