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Student engagement is the single most important factor in student achievement. As I visit classrooms, I see students engaged in the learning process. Engagement often appears in the form of eager students who are often impulsive about participating in the learning. Often students are screaming answers at the teacher, are difficult to transition out of projects, and sometimes I even see students dancing, running, and singing in a classroom. My challenge for educators comes in the form of a question – is this “bad” behavior? I often see teachers who feel like “students are not focused” or “kids won’t listen”. Well, I argue that the opposite is true. Kids ARE listening and are so engaged in the learning that they can not be transitioned. I understand that this can feel bad as a teacher. So, for whatever reason we as educators feel concerned, I would ask that we stop and look around. The goal of facilitating learning is to engage students so that they love learning so much that you may “never get them back”! Truth is, it is a good thing☺.