The benefits of grading participation As part of the curricular, participation should count as part of a student’s grade. However, it should be graded to some extent, so that their grades don’t depend on the participation itself. Many teachers, generally English and...
All students know it the moment they step into high school. It hangs over them dauntingly and even scares some away. They will take the SAT, and it will affect everything. The second SAT of the year will be distributed on Saturday, March 11. Once more, students will...
The ten most challenged books of 2015 were revealed in the 2016 State of America's Library Report. Additionally, the American Library Association (ALA)’s 2016 Banned Books Week is Sept. 25 - Oct. 1. To clarify the distinction between a "challenge" and a "ban", the ALA...
There are around 7,000 different languages currently used in the world with English being the most internationally popular, according to the Linguistic Society of America. It will be an exciting adventure if one volunteers to go to a non-native country to teach kids...
There is a black-or-white train of thought that does not sit well with me. It is always yes or no, this or that, help or hurt. When making a decision, everything becomes so much more complex, more misunderstood than what is seen on the surface. It sits in a grey area...
