by Pat Wyman | Jan 13, 2021 | Articles
Have you ever tried putting together a new appliance or using one for the first time without checking the instructions? For simple items like plugging in a toaster or a new microwave, it might be easy enough. But say you got yourself a new fancy smartphone, and you’ve... by Pat Wyman | Nov 18, 2020 | Articles
Have you ever started using an appliance or device without reading the instruction manual? Perhaps, later, you discovered you weren’t using the device properly, or that it had functionalities you didn’t even know about. Students who don’t know how their brains work,... by Ruth Huber | Apr 22, 2017 | Articles
A change to proficiency-based grading has changed students’ approach to studying and learning. At Woodstock Union Middle School and High School in Vermont, letter-based grades were changed this year to proficiency grades of beginning, approaching, proficient... by Rebecca Kochenderfer | Oct 18, 2014 | Articles
Why Grades Really Matter The obvious reason grades matter is because you need good grades in order to get into college or graduate school. But there is another, more important reason that good grades matter. Becoming an “A” student changes you, and you are a different... by Javier C Hernandez | Apr 14, 2014 | Articles
Teacher observations and grades with writing samples are now prime criteria for evaluating students as the role of tests is reduced in promoting students in the largest school system in the United States. Breaking from the policies of former Mayor Michael R....
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