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Is cooperative learning superior to individual, competitive approaches? Does constructivism trump lecture-style "instructivism"? Among myriad such disputes in the field of education, one instructional principle has persisted with immunity to debunking; scholars and practitioners alike acknowledge the efficacy, as well as the immense challenge, of creating differentiated and personalized learning...

In the wooded darkness of upstate New York, a group of youngsters is gathered around a fire, taking turns reading ghost stories by flashlight. Giggling and shrieking into the night, they are enjoying a bonding ritual that has...