Grades in Schools: 2 Reasons to Walk Away
Grades are the core of traditional American education. Many tasks that students, teachers, and administrators complete have something to do with earning, assigning, or monitoring grades.
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Needed: More Critical Readers & Thinkers
If there’s anything that my engagement on social media has shown me, it’s the vastness of adult Americans who lack critical reading and thinking abilities. Initially, I wanted
Free & Easy Online Tech for Assessing Your Student’s Mastery
Essays. Quizzes. Reports. Q/As. Tests. Let’s face it. As teachers, we get tired of grading the same types of work. As parents, we get tired
Designing Your Student’s Curriculum
You’re responsible for teaching your student or child a particular concept, but you’re finding that the curriculum (workbooks, internet resources, district-provided tools, etc.) isn’t meeting the
Problem-Based Learning and Persuasion
I learned early on in my teaching career to let the kids have the “stage” and play my role as the backstage manager/learning facilitator. But,
Basic: The US Standard
The Reading: “Data: Student Achievement in the Era of Accountability” published by Education Week on December 30, 2015 Nearly 15 years after the inception of President Bush’s
