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A polyphonic attitude is the ability to hear varying voices and to integrate them simultaneously. In this article, I show how both written texts and living classrooms are pluralistic, and I use the auditory metaphor of polyphony to explore the nature of this plurality. Based on this analysis, I suggest that strengthening the teacher’s tendency and ability to handle this polyphony will make them better teachers, on both the academic sphere of enhancing literacy and the professional level of managing their classes. Finally, I suggest a few practical methods for teaching texts in philosophy of education and for holding reflective analysis within teacher training courses.