Learning makes more sense and is retained when it has a context and connection to other knowledge. We know this from a wealth of sources: research, our experiences as students—and as teachers. We remember things that have a rich set of connections. Teaching that is too focused in one context is much less likely to be transferred to other contexts. If one of our goals is to develop our students into critical, reflective thinkers, we have to extend skills and knowledge across the traditional content areas.