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Every Wednesday, 4th grade B turns into a »thinking classroom,« where the aim is for students to think independently and engage actively. Foto: Loui Pedersen
Every Wednesday, 4th grade B turns into a »thinking classroom,« where the aim is for students to think independently and engage actively. Foto: Loui Pedersen
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White papers with the number 4 are plastered all over the hallway at Lindevangskolen in Frederiksberg, thanks to the students of 4th grade B.

The class is working on ’the amazing number 4.’ The task sounds simple but isn’t necessarily so:

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