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Now, I know what you might be thinking: “What if my kids just are not ready for all this ownership? What if they just can’t handle it?”

Remember, you can start small. Students do not need control over everything in the classroom. It is okay to scaffold student agency and to let it evolve and grow as your students learn. If you do not teach them how to self-regulate and take responsibility for their learning and their work, how will they learn it?

Self-regulation is all about making the decisions that are in our best interest, even when those decisions are not as desirable as others. It is a critical life skill. It is also a key reason we are successful adults. Because I am a good self-regulator, I show up to work on time. I go to meetings that I do not always want to attend. It is also the reason I choose not to eat cupcakes for breakfast every day. They might be delicious, and no one is here to tell me that I can’t, but I know it is not best for me.