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title: Student Choice Leads to Student Voice -
description: www.edutopia.org/blog/student-choice-leads-to-voice-joshua-block This teacher’s blog post offers a variety of examples of how he and his colleagues have incorporated student choice into the curriculum. They describe a range of projects, including parameters set by each teacher as well as opportunities for students to have a voice in what they learn and how they demonstrate their learning. Each one illustrates the power of choice to engage students actively in learning important skills […]
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# Student Choice Leads to Student Voice

**By [Ben Politzer](https://www.tripoded.com/blog/author/ben-politzer)**  
April 25 2019

[**www.edutopia.org/blog/student-choice-leads-to-voice-joshua-block**](https://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-choice-leads-to-voice-joshua-block)

This teacher’s blog post offers a variety of examples of how he and his colleagues have incorporated student choice into the curriculum. They describe a range of projects, including parameters set by each teacher as well as opportunities for students to have a voice in what they learn and how they demonstrate their learning. Each one illustrates the power of choice to engage students actively in learning important skills and concepts and producing quality work.

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## Ben Politzer

 Ben is Vice President K-12 Lead Gen at Scholarus Learning, and is interested in connecting people to the right supports. He is a former teacher and school principal. He loves new ideas, new ways of looking at problems, and is forever learning how to be a better dad, leader, and marketer. 

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