If we look at Ben and Charlie through a data-gathering lens as well, we quickly discern that something tragic has happened to Ben part way through the unit. His parents got divorced, or his grandmother died, or he got caught up with the wrong crowd. The same can be said about Charlie. Her inconstancy is cyclic. What is happening? I taught a Charlie once—her parents were divorced, and every two weeks she alternated who she lived with. In the weeks when she lived with one parent, she performed much better than the weeks when she lived with the other parent. The tyranny of objectivity that comes
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Ethical and developmental epistemic
Emotional intelligence
