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I loved that the teacher took a small teaching moment and turned it into something that students were interested in and invested in.  This sparked their motivation to learn more and ask more questions. With ELs we have to teach them different ways to express themselves and different ways of saying things.  They may struggle to find the "right" word to perfectly describe what they are thinking.
How do teachers balance or combine the required curriculum and the interests of their students?

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This story is from a first year teacher in East Harlem in the 1960s.
One student called another student "Psyches" which then lead to a discussion about the origin of words.  Students became interested in words and their meanings. They wanted to know the right word to use to describe something.  Later they learned about how they got their names and the importance of naming all types of things. Throughout the year the students learn that language is ever changing and evolving. Each word has a history of its own.

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-word-hungry
-concept-hungry
-arbitrary labels