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Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
by Emily Dickinson
Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind —
It's data analysis season in our schools. We've been looking hard at the various "truths" that different pieces of data tell us about students. Each one has its own slant, and to get at the core truth of each child as a learner -- the TRUE true, as it were -- there are so many things to consider that we're all feeling a bit dazzled.
But the more we know, the better we teach: "Success in Circuit lies."
But the more we know, the better we teach: "Success in Circuit lies."
Catherine has the Poetry Friday roundup at Reading to the Core.