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Deborah Fallows

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Linguist, author, swimmer. 'Our Towns', the book, documentary, & foundation. 'Dreaming in Chinese', the book.
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'Catch Them Doing Something Good.'

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By Deborah Fallows
| ourtownsfoundation.org
One of my friends, a former teacher and librarian, recently reminded me of what she described as a basic classroom management tenet: “Catch them doing something good.” That instruction is compelling and always useful. And it is especially important amidst the chaos we are living through right now– politically, emotionally, psychologically, and practically.
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Warren Smith’s Quarterly List of Books Worth Noting

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By Bill Wichterman, Molly Worthen, Deborah Fallows, Warren Smith
| MinistryWatch
Editor’s Note:  Most Saturdays we feature this “Editor’s Notebook” column. MinistryWatch President Warren Smith will offer his opinion on stories in the week’s news or, sometimes, offer a behind-the-scenes look at how and why we do what we do. However, once a quarter (or so), we use the ‘Notebook” for Warren Smith’s list of books either released in the past quarter, or those he just got around to reading this quarter. To read last quarter’s list, published in November, click here.
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Campaigning Cats and Dogs

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By James Fallows, Deborah Fallows
| Politix
Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. This week, Matt and Brian take stock of the many ways Republicans have flailed since Donald Trump lost last week’s debate against Kamala Harris: If they’re trying to change the topic, or convince people Trump won, why are so many MAGA influencers still trying to “prove” ABC rigged the debate for Harris?
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