Feb. 3, 2026

Why Learning That Lasts Often Feels Hard

Why Learning That Lasts Often Feels Hard

Episode 120 — Why Learning That Lasts Often Feels Hard

Goal: The goal of this episode is to help you understand why  learning that lasts requires productive struggle and how retrieval and spacing routines help learning stick beyond the lesson.

We talk about:

1.Spaced Practice 

2. Recap of chapter 3 of Smart Teaching Stronger Learning 

3. Strategies that you can implement in your classroom today. 

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